07-13-2008, 03:10 AM
20. A 32-year-old woman has had a lump in her neck
for 6 months.
She has a 1.2-cm solitary left thyroid nodule.
Fine-needle aspiration
cytology of the mass is consistent with a low-grade
papillary malignancy.
Which of the following is the most appropriate next
step in management?
A
) Thyroid scan
B
) 131I therapy
C
) Propylthiouracil therapy
D
) Thyroxine therapy
E
) Left thyroid lobectomy
for 6 months.
She has a 1.2-cm solitary left thyroid nodule.
Fine-needle aspiration
cytology of the mass is consistent with a low-grade
papillary malignancy.
Which of the following is the most appropriate next
step in management?
A
) Thyroid scan
B
) 131I therapy
C
) Propylthiouracil therapy
D
) Thyroxine therapy
E
) Left thyroid lobectomy