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Should a vague 3mm nodule in the inferior left lobe (heterogeneously in echotexture) of the thyroid be biopsied? should i worry about this?

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No and no: Hi. No, a 3 mm nodule is not biopsied. It's tiny, and would be a technically difficult FNA. And, no, you shouldn't be worried.

Answered 9/2/2014

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