Hi

Unfortunately with Follicular lesion they do need to be surgically removed. Even though the percentage of malignancy is low it is still a possibility.
The surgeon should be able to remove a small area of the thyroid which just surrounds the nodule. There is no reason to remove the entire lobe unless the nodule is malignant.
I can understand perfectly what you are going through. I myself had a follicular nodule which turned out to be benign. I had a very small portion of the inferior lobe removed, thats where the nodule was located. Being that the area removed was so small there was no need to take any thyroid replacement hormone.
Every case is different and it all depends on the size of the nodule and where the nodule is located.
I would advise you to discuss the option of removing just the area around the nodule, however I do not suggest that you do nothing about this as there is a chance of malignancy.

Best wishes......

Edited by DoctorL on November 28 2007 at 5:08 PM

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I hope this helps. If you have any further questions don’t hesitate to ask.
DoctorL

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