Case List History Objectives Radiology Images Questions SURGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY Case #1 - A 32 year old woman with a thyroid nodule DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 5.) What is the treatment of a benign nodule? A benign thyroid nodule without compressive symptoms may be observed with repeat fine needle aspiration after 6 months. Ultrasound may be useful in following size. If the nodule is increasing in size or symptoms are present, a lobectomy should be done.
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