Symptoms Cold lumps can go completely unnoticed clinically. Depending on the cause and size, they may go unnoticed for a long time and are more likely to be discovered by chance. If the lumps are associated with pain, an acute cause such as bleeding or other injury is more likely to be considered. If the … Symptoms | Cold knot on the thyroid gland
Diagnostics The notion of a cold node in the thyroid gland is derived from the findings of a scintigraphy. A scintigraphy is a method of nuclear medical imaging. It involves injecting the patient with radioactive but non-harmful substances that are stored in certain tissues, for example in the thyroid gland. Using a so-called gamma camera, … Diagnostics | Cold knot on the thyroid gland
Diagnosis The patient is asked about his medical history (= anamnesis) at the beginning of the contact with the doctor. Here it is of interest whether the thyroid gland has changed in size, whether swallowing difficulties or a clotty feeling in the throat exist. It is important to find out whether there are any thyroid … Thyroid cancer diagnosis