lymph node

teamwink
teamwink Member Posts: 97
in Thyroid Cancer #1
I had my 6 month post treatment ultrasound and there was a small lymph node ~5mm there. Doc said 'not to worry' so of course, I worried. She said it did not have any characteristics of cancerous lymph nodes, but I'm concerned why it might be slightly larger. Anyone know more about that? I am still paranoid that everything is cancer :<

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  • wagazaley
    wagazaley Member Posts: 2
    #2
    lymph node
    That is a very small lymph node....it would be much larger if there was tumor involvement.
  • Celestec
    Celestec Member Posts: 12
    #3
    I also had the same thing
    I also had the same thing happen to me however my Thyroglobulin is 17.9 and since I don't have a thyroid and they removed over 50 nodes they think it should be less than two. My ultrasound showed a small node but the doctor on site said it looked normal. However since my Tg was at 17.9 my doctor is having a second ultrasound done, a CT and a bone scan (just to make sure it is negative).
    Are your Tg levels high?

    Hope all is well!
    Celeste
  • teamwink
    teamwink Member Posts: 97
    #4
    Celestec said:

    I also had the same thing
    I also had the same thing happen to me however my Thyroglobulin is 17.9 and since I don't have a thyroid and they removed over 50 nodes they think it should be less than two. My ultrasound showed a small node but the doctor on site said it looked normal. However since my Tg was at 17.9 my doctor is having a second ultrasound done, a CT and a bone scan (just to make sure it is negative).
    Are your Tg levels high?

    Hope all is well!
    Celeste

    tg
    no - it is low right now. i just have no idea what causes the one lymph node to enlarge (?)
  • miladyx
    miladyx Member Posts: 85
    #5
    teamwink said:

    tg
    no - it is low right now. i just have no idea what causes the one lymph node to enlarge (?)

    correct me if i am wrong, but..
    ... 5mm is not enlarged. Anything under 1cm is for the most part normal - barring under abnormal characteristics.
  • teamwink
    teamwink Member Posts: 97
    #6
    miladyx said:

    correct me if i am wrong, but..
    ... 5mm is not enlarged. Anything under 1cm is for the most part normal - barring under abnormal characteristics.

    thanks
    I am still learning, and the info here tends to be so much more pertinent that if I try to find the answer with a google search - I appreciate the info!

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