Male 64 years old Reason: eval thyroid nodule seen on CT of chest RIGHT LOBE MEASUREMENTS: 5.2 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm.LEFT LOBE MEASUREMENTS: 5.4 x 2.1 x 1.1 cm.ISTHMUS MEASUREMENTS: 0.6 cm.RIGHT LOBE: Within the right thyroid lobe there is a linear, shadowing calcification. Background echogenicity of the right thyroid lobe is mildly heterogeneous.LEFT LOBE: Mildly heterogeneous background echogenicity. No nodules or significant abnormality.ISTHMUS: Solid, hypoechoic nodule in the right isthmus with mildly increased vascularity and a hypoechoic rim measures 1.5 x 1.0 x 1.8 cm.PARATHYROID GLANDS: No significant abnormality noted.LYMPH NODES: Benign-appearing left level 3 lymph node measures 0.7 x 0.5 x 0.8 cm.OTHER: No significant abnormality noted.
Hypoechoic, predominantly solid nodule in the right isthmus is amenable to biopsy.