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A member asked:

Is haveing a cyst.on.my parotid gland causes me to devolope a isoechoic solid nodule on my thyroid ?

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Dr. Paxton Daniel answered

Unrelated: A parotid cyst and a thyroid nodule are different entities.

Answered 6/25/2013

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