multinodual goiter

[bamagirl1030]

I am 22 years old and I have a lump on my throat and the doctor says it is a mutlinodual goiter. They sent me to get lab work done for my thyroid and that came back normal. So now they want to do a needle biopsy on it.It does not hurt or feel uncomfortable or anything I can just see it and feel it when I touch my throat and it is hard. What are my chances of it being cancer and if it is what can they do for me, is it life threathing?

[vz562]

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[MANmom]

So far your chances are 5-15 %.  If it is over 1 cm, they can do a biopsy.  Just to let you know, all my labs were within normal range, I had 4 nodules, biggest 2.1 cm and smallest .8 cm, all solid and vascular, and although they were all benign, I still had cancer.  The biopsy is a piece of cake, not really painful, and if may tell you if you need to worry or if it is just something you need to watch.