58-year-old female with hyperparathyroidism. RIGHT LOBE MEASUREMENTS: 4.4 x 1.1 x 1.5 cmLEFT LOBE MEASUREMENTS: 3.5 x 0.8 x 1 cmISTHMUS MEASUREMENTS: 0.2 cmRIGHT LOBE: The inferior right lobe of the thyroid has a somewhat nodular appearance, measuring up to 8 mm in diameter and heterogeneously hypoechoic. This appears somewhat exophytic and is presumably thyroidal in nature. An extrathyroidal mass of be a less likely consideration.LEFT LOBE: No significant abnormality noted.ISTHMUS: Dense shadowing calcification in the right isthmus may have a surrounding nodule which is hypoechoic and solid measuring 0.3 x 0.4 x 0.5 cm.PARATHYROID GLANDS: See above discussion on the right. No masses identified on the left.LYMPH NODES: No significant abnormality noted.OTHER: No significant abnormality noted.
Somewhat exophytic right inferior thyroid nodule versus extrathyroidal mass.Dense calcification in the right isthmus which may be associated with a small, solid mass.