Table 1 Detail and follow-up of the ten CEUS non-enhancing and specimen inadequate thyroid nodules
Age (year) | Gender | Size (mm × mm × mm) | Location | Composition | Follow-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 57 | Female | 29 × 16 × 32 | Right lobe | Cystic | Ultrasonography follow-up 2 months after FNA Nodule size reduced to 22 mm × 11 mm × 27 mm |
2 | 35 | Female | 34 × 27 × 44 | Left lobe | Cystic | Follow-up not done Clinically diagnosed as benign cystic nodule |
3 | 33 | Female | 26 × 23 × 37 | Right lobe | Cystic | Follow-up not done Clinically diagnosed as benign cystic nodule |
4 | 37 | Female | 17 × 11 × 18 | Isthmus | Predominantly cystic | Ultrasonography follow-up 1 months after FNA Nodule size reduced to 13 mm × 5 mm × 15 mm |
5 | 66 | Female | 4 × 5 × 6 | Left lobe | Predominantly solid | Surgically resected (malignancy nodule confirmed in the opposite lobe) Pathological diagnosed as nodular goiter |
6 | 54 | Male | 17 × 15 × 24 | Right lobe | Solid | Ultrasonography follow-up 3 months after FNA Nodule size reduced to 15 mm × 12 mm × 19 mm |
7 | 68 | Female | 8 × 5 × 10 | Right lobe | Solid | Ultrasonography follow-up 12 months after FNA Stable in size and morphology |
8 | 43 | Female | 6 × 5 × 6 | Left lobe | Solid | Ultrasonography follow-up 12 months after FNA Stable in size and morphology |
9 | 61 | Female | 9 × 7 × 14 | Left lobe | Solid | Ultrasonography follow-up 6 months after FNA Stable in size and morphology |
10 | 32 | Female | 5 × 5 × 8 | Right lobe | Solid | Follow-up not done |