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Thyroid Nodules: Diagnosis and Characteristics

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What is the average age of presentation for patients with this thyroid lesion?

50 years (correct)

70 years

30 years

80 years

What is the female to male ratio for the incidence of this thyroid lesion?

1 : 1

4 : 1

3 : 1 (correct)

2 : 1

What is the typical presentation of patients with this thyroid lesion?

Cervical lymphadenopathy

Multiple thyroid nodules

Distant metastases

A solitary thyroid nodule (correct)

What is the common cause of pain in patients with this thyroid lesion?

Hemorrhage into the nodule Signup and view all the answers

Why is definitive preoperative diagnosis usually impossible by FNAC?

FNAC cannot distinguish between follicular adenoma and follicular carcinoma Signup and view all the answers

What is necessary to distinguish benign and malignant lesions?

Histologic findings Signup and view all the answers

What is the key feature that differentiates malignant lesions from benign lesions?

Capsular invasion and potential microvascular invasion Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of the degree of capsular invasion?

It is important for patient prognosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical manifestation of this thyroid lesion?

Solitary, encapsulated lesions Signup and view all the answers

What is the common site of distant metastases in patients with this thyroid lesion?

Lungs Signup and view all the answers