Reason: evaluate for thyroiditis or thyroid nodule History: tender gland, dysphagia with solid foods RIGHT LOBE MEASUREMENTS: 4.9 x 1.4 cm in the longitudinal dimension, 1.6 cm in the transverse dimension. Volume 5.3 ml. LEFT LOBE MEASUREMENTS: 5 x 1 cm in the longitudinal dimension, 2 cm in the transverse dimension. Volume 5.08 ml.ISTHMUS MEASUREMENTS: 0.3 cm in the AP dimension.RIGHT LOBE: No significant abnormality noted.LEFT LOBE: No significant abnormality noted. ISTHMUS: No significant abnormality noted. PARATHYROID GLANDS: No significant abnormality noted.LYMPH NODES: Hypoechoic lesion in the right inferior auricular region measures 1.2 x 0.5 cm and corresponds to location of patient's tenderness. This likely represents a lymph node although no discrete fatty hilum is identified.OTHER: No significant abnormality noted.
Lesion deep to palpation in the right neck corresponds with a 1.2 x 0.5 cm hypoechoic lesion. Although could represent a lymph node it does not demonstrate typical characteristics of one and other etiologies cannot be excluded.