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A 45-year-old female asked:

I have a solid hypoechoic nodule with microcalcifications in the thyroid. i am 45 years old. could it be cancer?

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Dr. Kathy Robinsonanswered

Family Medicine 34 years experience

Possible: All thyroid nodules need to have a fine needle aspiration biopsy. Ten percent of thyroid nodules are cancer.

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