Question 1

how badly does a thyroid biopsy hurt?

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Not bad: It depends on your pain threshold but in general, it is not more than getting your lab draw, it's just intimidating because it's a needle in the neck. It's easy enough that some docs don't even need to give you numbing medication.

Question 2

how much did the thyroid biopsy hurt?

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Depends: Usually throud biopsies are not painful.  The doctor will numb the skin over the site of biopsy and use very skinny needles to perform the biopsy.  Occasionally, when there is an inflammatory condition in the thyroid the biopsies can be uncomfortable.

Question 3

what is the definition or description of: thyroid biopsy?

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Needle into nodule: Thyroid glands can develop nodules and an important way to determine whether the nodule is cancerous is a needle biopsy.  This is done under ultrasound guidance and uses a very fine needle.  The procedure in not as bad as it may sound and is done as an outpatient.  It is best done by someone who does this all the time so that adequate material is obtained for a diagnosis.

Question 4

what does it mean to find fungus in a thyroid biopsy?

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Thyroid biopsy: I guess it is conceivable that a disseminated fungal infection could involve the thyroid, but I would be more concerned that the sample was contaminated, or it was a lab error of some kind.

Question 5

after my thyroid biopsy a chocolate like mass was extracted what does it mean?

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Thyroid Nodules: Thyroid nodules are solid or fluid-filled lumps that form within your thyroid, a small gland located at the base of your neck, just above your breastbone. The great majority of thyroid nodules aren't serious and don't cause symptoms. Thyroid cancer accounts for a small percentage of thyroid lesions. The "chocolate" part refers to blood in the nodule. Your pathologist can tell if there is a tumor.

Question 6

i had a thyroid biopsy 2 months ago, i now have pain on my neck every time i bend down like i did days after my biopsy. is this normal?

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No: This is not normal. Call the doctor who did the biopsy to be reexammined.

Question 7

what doctor does a thyroid biopsy?

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Endo or radiologist: Thyroid fine needle aspirations are often done by endocrinologists who can do diagnostic ultrasounds and biopsies in the office; if this capability is not available, the patient can be referred for the biopsy to be done by a radiologist.

Question 8

how much pain from a thyroid biopsy?

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Not much: Most thyroid biopsies are done with small needles - smaller than the needles used for blood draw.

Question 9

why might a thyroid biopsy be inconclusive?

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Thyroid biopsy: The biopsy might be inconclusive for a number of reasons.
Evaluation of the thyroid should also be looked at by a number of other imaging studies that likely will report other issues that are more conclusive.

Question 10

can a thyroid biopsy's produce false results?

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Thyroid biopsy: Hard to answer.  No test is perfect. With an ultrasound-guided needle bx, the pathologist looks at the sample of cells that he gets. He may not get a good sample. In some kinds of thyroid cancer, it is hard to distinguish normal from abnormal cells.  Sometimes decisions need to be made in spite of "test results", i.e. A judgement call.  Talk to your endocrinologist.

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