Male 38 years old; Reason: Evaluate for recurrence of thyroid cancer History: hx of thyroid cancer The patient is status post total thyroidectomy for papillary cancer.RIGHT THYROIDECTOMY BED: There is a lobular hypoechoic focus seen within the right thyroidectomy bed measuring 0.4 cm x 0.4 cm x 0.4 cm. There is some mild internal complexity. This does not appear to have any internal vascular flow. No discrete microcalcifications are seen.LEFT THYROIDECTOMY BED: No suspicious lesions for recurrence.LYMPH NODES: No suspicious adenopathy noted.
There is a hypoechoic focus within the right thyroidectomy bed, as above. No prior ultrasounds are available for comparison, however if this is a new finding this may be concerning for a possible recurrence. No suspicious regional adenopathy is identified.