A 42-year-old woman has an asymmetric thyroid enlargement. She is otherwise asymptomatic and has no risk factors for thyroid cancer. On examination, a possible thyroid nodule is palpated on the left side. A thyroid- stimulating hormone level (TSH) is normal. Ultrasound examination reveals a 3.2-cm left-sided solid nodule. What is the appropriate next step in the evaluation of this patient?
سؤال مجاني 1 من 10 اليوم · اشترك وكمّل بدون حد
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الإجابة والشرح
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الإجابة: B. Fine-needle aspiration of the thyroid nodule
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thyroid and parathyroid- Afnan.pdf · p. 23
For a euthyroid patient (normal TSH) with a solid nodule larger than 3 cm on ultrasound, the next step is fine-needle aspiration (FNA), which gives a cytological diagnosis (Bethesda).
- A thyroid scan is used when thyrotoxicosis needs an explanation, not when TSH is normal.
- Thyroglobulin is a tumour marker for follow-up after treatment.
- Thyroidectomy comes before a tissue diagnosis.
- المصدر
- thyroid and parathyroid- Afnan.pdf · p. 23
thyroid and parathyroid- Afnan.pdf · p. 21 - المحاضرة
- Thyroid and Parathyroid · General Surgery · Module D
- ظهر في
- Surgery QB (Module D) p. 203 Q5