thyroid excisional biopsy…

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what the risks are --> endocrine glands, thyroid cancer, ct scan, incision, thyroid gland surgery, open thyroid biopsy, thyroid biopsy, open, thyroid, endocrine gland located in front, the trachea, windpipe, neck, in an excisional biopsy, a section of thyroid tissue is removed, diagnostic examination, this procedure is performed, hospital operating room using general anesthesia, unconscious, pain-free, a small incision is made in neck, a section of thyroid containing any suspicious growth, lump is removed, thyroid tissue is sent, laboratory to be examined, still on the operating table, results of this analysis determine, additional thyroid tissue, removed, incision is then closed, inform the doctor of any drug allergies have, medications, herbal remedies, have bleeding problems, pregnant, wake up, feel drowsy, several hours, mild sore throat, tube that was placed in throat, discomfort, biopsy site, this test, performed, the cause of a mass, growth, tumor in thyroid gland, test used, a diagnosis cannot be made using fine needle aspiration test, help identify a variety of thyroid-related diseases, noncancerous tumors, thyroid cancer main risk is bleeding into, around the thyroid gland, severe, emergency drainage required, prevent airway from becoming blocked, injury, nerves, the vocal cords, injury, parathyroid glands, problems in calcium metabolism.