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* Solitary, spherical, encapsulated, and well demarcated from the surrounding parenchyma
* Solitary, spherical, encapsulated, and well demarcated from the surrounding parenchyma
* Areas of hemorrhage, fibrosis, calcification, and cystic changes
* Areas of hemorrhage, fibrosis, calcification, and cystic changes
* Solitary encapsulated well-defined nodule on U/S
* Peripheral hypoechoic halo
* Smooth margin
* Ovoid in appearance

Revision as of 22:45, 1 November 2015

  • Could be clinically silent-cold nodule
  • Hyperthyroidism symptoms-hot nodule
  • Solitary, spherical, encapsulated, and well demarcated from the surrounding parenchyma
  • Areas of hemorrhage, fibrosis, calcification, and cystic changes


  • Solitary encapsulated well-defined nodule on U/S
  • Peripheral hypoechoic halo
  • Smooth margin
  • Ovoid in appearance