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A member asked:

My thyroid nodule biopsy appointment is coming up and i heard in rare cases people can have internal bleeding if that happens would it be fatal ?

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

Can be but I have never heard of it in 50 years of endo.

Answered 7/12/2023

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