Thyroid nodule category 5 is treated with surgery and medication.
Thyroid nodule category 5 is an ultrasound classification with a higher risk of malignancy, greater than 90%.
Since thyroid nodule category 5 requires puncture biopsy to clarify the nature of the pathology, its higher risk of malignancy usually suggests surgical treatment, including partial thyroidectomy, total thyroidectomy, during the operation due to the removal of thyroid tissue, postoperative hypothyroidism may be caused, so levothyroxine sodium tablets need to be taken for drug replacement therapy.
Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of thyroid nodule category 5 should visit a hospital and ask their doctor to make a judgment and develop an individualized treatment plan.