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Case Study 7: Thyroid NodulePatient:%u2022 A 50-year-old woman is found to have a 2 cm thyroid nodule on routine physical examination. She is asymptomatic.Findings:%u2022 TSH: normal%u2022 Ultrasound: solid, hypoechoic nodule with irregular margins%u2022 Fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy: suspicious for papillary thyroid carcinomaDiagnosis: %u2022 Suspicious Thyroid Nodule (likely Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma)Treatment:%u2022 Total thyroidectomy%u2022 Radioactive iodine ablation (if indicated based on staging)%u2022 TSH suppression therapy with levothyroxine%u2022 Regular follow-up with thyroglobulin levels and neck ultrasounds
