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Follicular Adenoma
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Benign neoplasm encapsulated by fibrous tissue usually solitary and well defined
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Follicular Adenoma More Common In ...
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Women
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Follicular Adenoma Sono Appearance
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solitary, round or oval, less echogenic than surrounding area
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Follicular Adebnoma is present in what number of cases
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50%
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how many solitary masses are adenomas
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30-50%
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In a nuclear medicine scan, folliclar adenomas are
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cold
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"hot" nuclear medicine
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hyperfunction nodule that absorbs a large amount of radionuclide
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"cold" nuclear medicine
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hypofunction nodule absorbs little radionuclide
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Malignancy probability of "cold" solitary nodule
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15-20%
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"cold" can be produced by
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cysts, nonfunctioning benign growths, localized inflammation or cancer
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Multinodular goiter are frequently found in
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Females , 10-20x
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Multinodular goiter seen in what age
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50-70 years
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Multinodular goiter appearance
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diffuse, inhomogeneousm enlarged gland
may appear as multiple nodules throughout a normal appearing gland calcifications may be present |
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Benign Nodules are suggested when
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There is a multiplicity of nodules
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Endemic goiter caused by
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Dietary Insufficiency of Iodine
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Endemic Goiter usually found in areas where
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away from sea with idoine depleted soil
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Incidence of endemic goiter in area defined
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10% of children 6-12 years old
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Hashimoto thyroiditis
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chronic inflammation of thyroid gland that results in hypothyroidisms
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Hashimoto thyroiditis seen in what age
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middle aged women
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Hashimoto thyroiditis caused by
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reaction of immune system against thyroid gland
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Hashimoto thyroiditis development
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may take months or years to be detected
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Estimated % of adults in western countries with chronic thyroiditis
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.1-5%
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Hashimoto thyroiditis sono appearance
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enlarged, hypoechoic, course, discrete nodules can be present with calcifications
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Hashimoto and goiter distinguished by
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clinical and lab criteria
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Thyroid cysts contian
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solid or blood
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Adenomatous nodules
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most cysts, undergone degeneration or necrosis
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Grave's disease
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"toxic multinodular goiter"
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Grave's Disease is
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an autoimmune disease that cause overactivity of thyroid
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Grave's Disease sono appearance
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diffusely enlarged, hypoechoic
increased vascularity |
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Thyroid cancer %
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.4% of deaths in US
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Thyroid Cancer age range
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40-60
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Thyroid cancer mostly seen in
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Females 2x
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Thyroid cancer sono appearance
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varied
commonly hypoechoic, poorly defined borders, incomplete halo , fine internal calcificaitons |
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Most common thyroid cancer
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Papillary carcinoma, 60-70%
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Papillary Carcinoma
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slow growing tumor
may be solid or cystic |
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Follicular Carcinoma %
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25%
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Follicular Carcinoma
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slow growing but aggresive
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Follicular Carcinoma mets to
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lung and bone
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Follicular Carcinoma are more common in
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females
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Medullary carcinoma %
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5-10%
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Medullary carcinoma sono appearance
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hypoechoic nodes with focal hemorrhage or necrosis
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Parathyroid adenomas
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benign tumors extremely small
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Parathyroid occurs
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single affecting only one gland
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Parathyroid sono appearance
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uniformly solid, occasionally internal cystic or calcificaitons are possible
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Parathyroid lab values
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elevated PHT
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Parathyroid hyperplasia
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all glands are involved
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parathyroid hyperplasia sono appearance
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appear like adenomas
differentiation is number of glands involved |
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parathyroid cancer causes
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hyperparathyroidism and very high calcium levels
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parathyroid cancer sono appearance
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larger, more lobulated and inhomogenous
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thyroglossal duct cyst
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congenital anomaly found in midline of neck
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Branchial cleft cyst
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cystic mass seen lateral of neck near carotid
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cystic hygroma
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congenital lymphatic malformation caused by either inadequate drainage or the lymphatic fluid into the jugular vein or increased secretion from endothelial lining
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cystic hygroma sono appearance
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thin walled multiloculated mass
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Hydrocele
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fluid in tunica vaginaliss
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hydrocele results from
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congenital, idiopathic or from epididymitis or trauma
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Hydrocele sono appearance
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anechoic, surround testicle and epididymitis
small particles and septations |
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Hematocele
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blood in sac
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pyocele
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pus in sac
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spermatocele
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benign cyst or distension with fluid of spermativ cord
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Spermatoceles usually found in
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head of epididymis next to top of testicle
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epididymital cyst
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Swelling of sperm collecting tubes around in head of testis
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Tunica albugenea cyst seen in
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men 50-60
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Tunica albugenea cyst appearance and location
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painless lump
anterior and lateral to testicle |
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Epididymitis
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inflammation of the epididymis
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Most common cause of acute scrotal pain
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epididymitis
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epididymitis symptoms
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fever
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epididymitis sono appearance
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enlarged epididymis, decreased echogenicity, hydrocele, increased doppler flow, may spread to testicle
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orchitis
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inflammation of tests
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Most common cause of orchitis in men under 35
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Chlamydia
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Orchitis sono appearance
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decreased echogenicity heterogenous
increased flow |
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Torsion
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arteries and veins of spermatic cord twists or rotates to cut off blood supply to testicle
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Torson longer than 12 hrs
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complete infraction of testicle
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torsion common in
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males on left
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Bell Clapper deformity
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epididymitis and testis not properly anchoird posteriorly letting testicle move freely
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Torsion symptoms
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acute scrotal pain, nausea, vomiting
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torsion sono appearance
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first 24 hrs- enlarged with decreased echogenicity
chronic- small heterogenous no arterial flow |
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varicocele
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enlargement of veins of spermatic cord
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most common cause of infertility
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vericocele
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cericocele of left and righ
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left- most common
right- associated with renal tumor |
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microlithiasis
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calcifications throught the testes
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microlithiasis associated with
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seen in normal patients
associated with tumors, sterility and cryptochidism |
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microlithiasis sono appearance
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multiple echogenic non shadowing areas throuhgt the testis
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Abscess (scrotum)
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caused by untreated epididymop-orchitis
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Scrotal malignancies occur at what age
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25-35
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scrotal malignancies sysmtoms
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chronic pain, heaviness,
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germ cell tumors most common
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seminoma
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seminomas appear
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homogenous and hypoechoic until they become large at which point they become heterogenous
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seminomas confined within
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the tunica albuginea
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Seminomas seen in
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men 30-40
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