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Do A Few Tiny Cystic Anechoic Areas That Are Visible And Consistent With Incidental Colloid Cyst Require Medical Attention?

Hi my 12 year old had a ultrasound today ad they posted the results , can you please explain it was a for neck thyroid.... FINDINGS: The thyroid gland is normal in size and shape. Thyroid echotexture is mildly heterogeneous although without defined focal lesions. With color Doppler there is normal perfusion. There is incidental visualization of a few scattered tiny cystic anechoic areas, the largest one in the right lobe measuring 2 mm most consistent with incidental colloid cyst. The right lobe measures 5 cm long x 1.4 cm AP x 1.3 cm transverse, for a volume of 5.7 mL. The left lobe measures 5.2 cm long x 1.3 cm AP x 1.6 cm transverse, for a volume of 5.6 mL. The isthmus measures 0.2 cm in thickness. No focal mass, or contour abnormality is seen. There is no adjacent adenopathy.
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The above report of thyroid ultrasound seems normal. However there are a few scattered colloid cysts in the parenchyma. These cysts contain colloid which is the normal thyroid hormone secretion. At times a cyst might become big enough to appear as a nodule. However no serious Pathology is there. In case any colloid cyst becomes large you can get it aspirated. But currently no such large cyst is seen
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Do A Few Tiny Cystic Anechoic Areas That Are Visible And Consistent With Incidental Colloid Cyst Require Medical Attention?

The above report of thyroid ultrasound seems normal. However there are a few scattered colloid cysts in the parenchyma. These cysts contain colloid which is the normal thyroid hormone secretion. At times a cyst might become big enough to appear as a nodule. However no serious Pathology is there. In case any colloid cyst becomes large you can get it aspirated. But currently no such large cyst is seen