Thyroid Nodules

Alternate Name:

Test:

TFT (see Pathology), thyroid scintiscanning,:bi-opsy (open or needle), ultrasound

Sign:

Nodule in thyroid.gland

Dd:

Thyroid cancer, simple cyst, lymph node, goitre,Hashimoto's disease, metastatic carcinoma, lym­phoma

Phys:

Important to make a definitive diagnosis of any thyroid lump