Hypoechoic Nodule on Thyroid: Cancer Risk, Next Steps, Outlook - Healthline
2018年9月18日 · Hypoechoic nodules are nodules that look darker on an ultrasound. They’re usually benign, but your healthcare professional may want to do some followup tests to be sure.
Hypoechoic Mass: What This Ultrasound Result Means - WebMD
2023年10月8日 · Hypoechoic masses with irregular shapes in breast sonograms are suspicious. Some benign masses can be hypoechoic and may look like cancer.
What does a hypoechoic thyroid nodule mean? - Medical News Today
2019年5月28日 · In this article, we explore what hypoechoic nodules are and whether there is a risk of cancer. We also discuss causes and what happens after a doctor detects a hypoechoic nodule.
Thyroid Nodules: When to Worry | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Because many thyroid nodules don’t have symptoms, people may not even know they’re there. In other cases, the nodules can get big enough to cause problems. But even larger thyroid nodules are treatable, sometimes even without surgery.
What Is a Hypoechoic Thyroid Nodule? - Verywell Health
2024年5月19日 · A hypoechoic nodule is an area of swelling or abnormal cell growth on the thyroid gland. There's a better chance that a solid nodule is cancer than with other types of nodules. However, the risk of thyroid cancer is still low, and …
Thyroid nodules - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2022年2月11日 · Although most thyroid nodules are noncancerous and don't cause problems, ask your doctor to evaluate any unusual swelling in your neck, especially if you have trouble breathing or swallowing. It's important to evaluate the possibility of cancer.
Thyroid Nodules: How to Know When They’re Cancerous - Healthline
2024年8月28日 · Thyroid nodules are abnormal cell growths that form a lump in the thyroid gland. Most thyroid nodules are benign, but a small percentage are related to thyroid cancer.
Understanding Hypoechoic Thyroid Nodules
2023年11月9日 · Hypoechoic thyroid nodules are solid growths or tumors within the thyroid gland. Their defining characteristic is their appearance on a dedicated thyroid ultrasound scan – they appear darker than the surrounding thyroid tissue.
Thyroid nodules: When to biopsy - APPLIED RADIOLOGY
2007年3月19日 · A hypoechoic or anechoic rim encircling a nodule, known as the halo sign (Figure 11), suggests benignity; however, this sign may be absent in >50% of benign nodules and present in up to 20% of malignant nodules.
Assessment of thyroid lesions (ultrasound) - Radiopaedia.org
2024年7月26日 · Ultrasound is the first-line imaging modality for assessment of thyroid nodules found on clinical examination or incidentally on another imaging modality. This article is an overview of ultrasonographic features of thyroid nodules, which are used to determine the need for biopsy with fine needle aspiration (FNA).