Thyroid nodules Quiz: Ace Your Exams

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A 32-year-old man presents to the primary care clinic for evaluation of a bump on the front of his neck that he noticed five weeks ago. He first noticed it while shaving his beard short for the first time in years. It is not painful, and there has been no noticeable change in size since he noticed it. He has a history of Ewing sarcoma in his right leg, which is in remission after treatment as a teenager. His mother is healthy, and his father died in his 40s from colon cancer. Temperature is 37.2 °C (99 °F), pulse is 79/min, respiratory rate is 15/min, and blood pressure is 132/82 mmHg. On physical examination, he has a non-tender palpable mass over the right lobe of the thyroid that moves upward with swallowing. There is no palpable cervical lymphadenopathy. Cardiopulmonary examination is normal. Which of the following, if present, would suggest an increased likelihood that this finding is malignant?

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