71 year old man with right goiter. RIGHT LOBE MEASUREMENTS: 4.0 x 2.7 x 1.0 cm.LEFT LOBE MEASUREMENTS: 5.1 x 2.4 x 1.9 cm.ISTHMUS MEASUREMENTS: 0.2 cm in AP dimension.RIGHT LOBE: The right lobe of the gland is displaced posteriorly by a predominantly simple cystic structure measuring 9.4 x 7.8 x 4.6 cm in size. This cystic structure contains minimal posterior septation and mural nodularity.LEFT LOBE: The left lobe of the gland is atrophic and slightly heterogeneous in echotexture with ill-defined solid nodule measuring 3.0 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm.ISTHMUS: Atrophic and slightly heterogeneous echotexture. PARATHYROID GLANDS: No enlarged parathyroid gland identified.LYMPH NODES: No regional lymphadenopathy. OTHER: No significant abnormality noted.
A large predominantly simple cystic structure with minimal posterior septation and mural nodularity displaces the right thyroid lobe posteriorly. The left lobe of the gland is atrophic with slightly heterogeneous echotexture and contains an ill-defined solid nodule.