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I'm going to see a thyroid specialist soon. will he do a biopsy to find out if my thyroid nodules aren't cancerous?

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Thyroid Ultrasound: he will likely do an ultrasound to see if the nodules have worrisome features

Answered 9/29/2016

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A member asked:

I'm going to see a thyroid specialist soon. will he do a biopsy to find out if my thyroid nodules aren't cancerous?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Cristin Dickerson answered

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