Thyroid excisional biopsy

Injury	Diseases	Nutrition	Poison
Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Endocrine glands

Incision for thyroid gland surgery

Thyroid cancer - CT scan

Alternative Names

Open thyroid biopsy; Thyroid biopsy - open

What the risks are

The main risk is bleeding into or around the thyroid gland. If severe, emergency drainage may be required to prevent your airway from becoming blocked. Rarely, injury to the nerves of the vocal cords can occur. Injury to the parathyroid glands may also occur, which may cause problems in calcium metabolism.

Special considerations

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).