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What Does Cold Spots Mean In Thyroid Scan?
Anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid
Symptoms
- Cough
- Coughing up blood
- Difficulty swallowing
- Hoarseness or changing voice
- Loud breathing
- Lower neck mass, often noted to be rapidly enlarging
Signs and tests
A physical examination almost always show a neck mass.
- A CT scan or MRI of the neck may show a tumor growing from the thyroid gland.
- A thyroid biopsy shows anaplastic cancer.
- An examination of the airway with a fiberoptic scope (
laryngoscopy ) may show a paralyzed vocal cord. - A
thyroid scan ...
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