Palpable Thyroid Nodule - What's Your Approach?

Only 5% of palpable thyroid nodules turn out to be malignant. The mainstay of the work up here is the ultrasound. It can really help you distinguish between solitary toxic adenomas and grave disease with concurrent cold or malignant nodules. Do they have any radiation exposure because that greatly increases the risk of palpable nodule being malignant. If there's any familial malignancies that run in the family? So how do you want to start? How do you Want to Work In These Patients Up?