,INDICATIONS FOR PROCEDURE:,  The patient is a 76-year-old Caucasian female with a history of a left thyroid mass nodule that was confirmed with CT scan along with thyroid uptake scan, which demonstrated a hot nodule on the left anterior pole. 
,INDICATIONS FOR PROCEDURE : , The patient is a 76 - year - old Caucasian female with a history of a left thyroid mass nodule that was confirmed with CT scan along with thyroid uptake scan , which demonstrated a hot nodule on the left anterior pole .