Chapter 17, part 2

Question 1

What are benign and malignant thyroid nodules associated with?

Answer 1

Prior radiation exposure

Question 2

Who is at a higher risk for thyroid nodule malignancy?

Answer 2

Prior radiation exposure
Men and pts at the extremes of age
Solitary nodule more worrisome than multiple nodules

Question 3

What makes a thyroid nodule worrisome for malignancy?

Answer 3

Appearance of a new nodule
Rapid increase in the size of an existing nodule
Painful nodule

Question 4

What may indicate local invasion of neural structures in thyroid nodules?

Answer 4

Hoarseness

Development of Horner syndrome

Question 5

What is suggestive of carcinoma in thyroid nodules?

Answer 5

Adherence to adjacent structures

Presence of palpable adenopathy