Question 291 · LEK · Thyroid cancer
Which of the following features of a thyroid nodule with a diameter of about 15 mm seen on ultrasonography may be suggestive of cancer?
- A. regular shape.
- B. no vascularity.
- C. presence of microcalcifications.
- D. hyperechoic.
- E. all of the above.
Hint
Think of the ultrasound features in TI-RADS scoring systems that raise suspicion of papillary carcinoma.
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