Anybody have multiple fast growing nodules over 1cm that WEREN'T cancer?

[gkjmas]

Just found out I have 2 new solid nodules of 1.6 and 1.3 that appeared in the last 1 1/2 years since my last ultrasound.  Normal TSH.  I go for a FNB this week. In reading posts on this forum, i've seen several situations where people had fast-growing multiple solid nodules like me and it turned out to be cancer.  

Would love to hear from those out there who had multiple fast-growing solid nodules (over 1cm) and DIDN'T have cancer.  What did your growths turn out to be?  P.S.  I'm new on this forum and have been thrilled to find it.  Going thru this is very frightening!   Thanks for your help.  

[gkjmas]

Thanks for your responses.   It's good to hear positive outcomes.  My FNA is  tomorrow morning and I'm nervous but glad to getting closer to an answer...  

[blsdnsvd]

Well, I had a multi-nodule goiter and I don't know how fast they were growing because i wasn't diagnosed until basically 40yrs old...I could've had them for a long time and i've been asked by my doc ten yrs prior if i had a goiter and at that time i had no clue what a goiter was, let alone if i had one!... another doc ten years later asked the same question and got the same answer (I don't know) but he decided to do other tests besides taking bloodwork to test my thyroid levels which were within range (normal)...After testing, the results were a multi-nodule goiter w a solid nodule measuring 3.7cm which was pretty big...I had 3 fnas total and all were bengn but due to the size and the type of cells that were in the nodule (follicular and hurthle)...It was suggested and recommended that I have the thyroid removed. It took me months to decide but I did because I didn't want to be sorry in the end. The pathology was also benign...

[ChitChatNine]

Oh .. meant to mention mine were 1.5cm + I think.

[ChitChatNine]

Hi,

Mine were atypical upon FNA, but totally benign when removed.  Don't know the size, since they were never followed but they were solid.  Adenomas.

C~

[stella5349]

If you have fast growing nodules the FNA would be the next step to see if you have and abnormal cell formation.

The FNA would be your next step to do.

[gkjmas]

forget to mention above that the 1.6 and 1.3 are cm, and nothing else reported about them on ultrasound except they they were solid.