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During the procedure, your doctor inserts a very thin needle in the nodule and removes a sample of cells. The procedure is usually done in your doctor's office, takes about 20 minutes and has few risks. Often, your doctor will use ultrasound to help guide the placement of the needle.
Those with differentiated thyroid cancer will generally have surgery to remove the entire thyroid or the half of the thyroid with the nodule. For rare types of thyroid cancers, you may require more extensive surgery or, in some cases, some treatment before surgery to compress the nodule.
Certain thyroid conditions can be managed with surgery to remove part of the thyroid, or the entire thyroid gland. Sometimes, your doctor may refer you to a thyroid surgeon to get more information about how surgery compares to other treatments.
“It allows us a safe, less invasive way to intervene on a benign thyroid nodule that’s causing problems without the risks of surgery and the need for hormone therapy caused by its removal.” Thyroid nodules are lumps in or on the thyroid gland.
If you need to have your thyroid nodules removed, we offer a minimally invasive procedure called radiofrequency ablation that’s done in your provider’s office. It’s quick and requires less recovery time, so you can get back to your activities faster.
Removing a portion of the thyroid (thyroid lobectomy). During a thyroid lobectomy, the surgeon removes half of the thyroid. Lobectomy might be recommended if you have a slow-growing thyroid cancer in one part of the thyroid, no suspicious nodules in other areas of the thyroid and no signs of cancer in the lymph nodes.
Thyroidectomy is surgery to remove all or part of your thyroid gland. Surgeons perform thyroidectomies to remove goiters and thyroid nodules and to treat thyroid cancer.
Health care providers perform thyroidectomy to treat thyroid disorders. These include cancer, noncancerous enlargement of the thyroid (goiter) and overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism). How much of your thyroid gland is removed during thyroidectomy depends on the reason for the surgery.
Thyroidectomy is removal of the entire thyroid gland. It may be recommended for people with toxic multinodular goiters, confirmed thyroid cancer, genetic mutations associated with rapidly growing thyroid cancers, or a higher risk of recurrence.
If you are diagnosed with a thyroid nodule, don’t panic. The majority of thyroid nodules are benign, and most do not require surgery. See an endocrinologist to find the most effective treatment option for you and to get your questions answered.