I have two lumps in my throat. Does the ultrasound of my thyroid indicate a potential malignancy?

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I have seen your reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity).

There is a dark area in the right lobe of the thyroid, of which I am concerned. Usually, thyroid nodules are of different types, and cancer cannot always be predicted from an ultrasound scan. The nodule which you have is not well defined. Cancer risk can be calculated from the cell types in the FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology), which is a needle test. It is recommended to get an FNAC done from the nodule in the right lobe of the thyroid, and then to depend on the report; I will suggest another thyroid ultrasound scan. If FNAC findings are benign, a three-year annual follow-up ultrasound scan for thyroid nodules is usually recommended.

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Thanks for writing back with an update.

Yes, the dark area in the right lobe is the nodule that I am referring to, and the margins are not sharp to call it well defined. There are also smaller nodules that are tiny. There is a lymph node-like structure anterior to the right internal jugular vein, which is small in size. I am unable to precisely measure it on the image. There are no large lymph nodes as such in the images sent.