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Cystic Thyroid Nodule

Signs & Symptoms

 Thyroid pain
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Aspiration of clear watery fluid from neck mass (negative symptom)
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Considerable neck discomfort
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Dysphagia
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Physical Examination

 not move with swallowing (negative symptom)
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Transient thyrotoxicosis (negative symptom)
Note: due to Hemorrhage into a thyroid nodule
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Lab / Serology

 High concentration of parathyroid hormone in the cyst fluid (negative symptom)
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Imagin Study

 Hypofunctioning cysts
Note: Radionuclide scan
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Complication

Risk Factors

Cause

 Benign degenerating thyroid adenomas
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Hydatid cysts
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Thyroglossal duct cysts
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