Most thyroid nodules do not cause symptoms. Thus, most people may only realize they have a thyroid nodule when it is large enough to be noticed in the mirror, or found by chance during a physical examination, or incidentally picked up on investigations like ultrasounds, CT scans or PET scans.
Some symptoms may include:
While symptoms of thyroid nodules are gradual and may not be very obvious, complications such as bleeding into the thyroid cyst or nodule may cause a sudden and painful swelling in the neck. Patients who have advanced thyroid cancer may also have a hoarse voice and difficulty swallowing.
If you have a lump in the middle of your neck (below your Adam’s apple) or just off the centre, which moves with swallowing, it is probably a thyroid nodule. Your doctor will be able to confirm this finding. The lump you feel may be either a solitary nodule or a dominant nodule in a background of multiple nodules, or even a diffusely enlarged thyroid gland.
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2MBBS(S’pore), MRCS(Edin), Mmed(ORL), FAMS(ORL)
Clinical Interests: Head ＆ Neck Surgery
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MBBS (NUS), MRCS (Edin), GDFM (NUS), MMed (ORL), DOHNS (Eng), FEBEORL
Clinical Interests: Rhinology
MBBS, MRCP(UK), FAMS
Clinical Interests: Thyroid, General Endocrinology
MBBS(S’pore), MRCS(Edin), Mmed(ORL), FAMS(ORL)
MBBS, MMed(Surgery), FRCS(Edinburgh)
Clinical Interests: Head ＆ Neck Surgery, Head ＆ Neck
MBBS(S’pore), MRCS(Edin), MMED(ORL), FAMS(ORL)
MB BCh, MSc Med Ed, IMRCS, FFRRCSI
Clinical Interests: Vascular and Interventional Radiology
MBBS, MRCP(UK)
Clinical Interests: General Endocrinology, Thyroid Disease, Thyroid Cancer
MBBS, MRCS (Ireland), MMED (ORL)
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