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3boys_mom
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Dec 28, 2011 - 4:41 pm

I go back to my dr. on Jan. 4th. I was looking at my pathology report online. Too many medical terms that apparently change meaning when followed or are following another term. I get that the two lymph nodes (which I don't recall them telling me they removed) are negative for cancer. But what does the rest of it mean?

(A) TOTAL THYROID:
Follicular adenoma microfollicular pattern, 2.7 cm, right lobe
Multinodular adenomatous goiter
Two lymph nodes, negative for malignancy (0/2)

Thanks,
Sar
nannysue21
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Dec 28, 2011 - 5:12 pm
Pathology report

How did you get that online?
nannysue21
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Dec 28, 2011 - 5:12 pm
Pathology report

How did you get that online?
3boys_mom
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Dec 28, 2011 - 9:00 pm
My MDAnderson

MD Anderson patients all have the ability to look at all of their reports, lab work, etc online--you have to set it up using your patient ID number and a password. It's pretty cool--but can be a curse at times as well...

Sar
3boys_mom
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Dec 28, 2011 - 9:15 pm
This too

This was also on my report--this is the part that really has me concerned:
*FS/DX: MULTINODULAR GOITER IN LEFT LOBE, FOLLICULAR NEOPLASM, DEFER TO COMPLETE EVALUATION OF
NODULE IN RIGHT LOBE. DB/elk
lec2011
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