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How is goiter diagnosed?
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Mr Amro Labib
Breast Surgeon, Endocrine Surgeon, General Surgeon
It depends on how large the goitre is ..
in advanced cases , patient would normally present with a lump that he or she can feel in the neck.
In early cases , it can be an incidental finding on scans being done usually for another reason like neck pain and so forth
most goitres that have nodules more than 1 cm in diameter should be subjected to ultrasound guided needle biopsy to exclude any risk of malignancy.
hope this helps
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