Patient's question:
My high school classmate called me yesterday and said that his father had been getting worse physically for the past two months. He went to the town hospital but they couldn't figure out what was wrong, so he went to a city hospital for a thorough examination and found out it was thyroid nodule inflammation. He said he had never heard of this before and wanted to ask what thyroid nodule inflammation is.Doctor's answer:
For patients with thyroid nodules, the main manifestations are thyroid enlargement and palpable hard nodules, which are mostly of medium hardness. The malignancy rate of thyroid nodules is approximately 50%. Malignant nodules generally have a normal texture, are relatively hard, have irregular shapes, and unclear boundaries. It is best to conduct a fine-needle aspiration biopsy to confirm whether the nodule is malignant or inflammatory. If the thyroid nodule is benign, there are usually no significant clinical symptoms, and it is recommended to monitor it closely.