Nodule with calcification and swollen node

[Jcrow1001]

My doctor wants to have my 7mm throid nodule biopsied becasue it contains calcifications and a swollen lymph node (also being biopsied) was also seen on ultrasound.  I thought the general rule was that nodules under 1.0cm were not biopsied because they are too small and it is hard to get a good sample.  What kind of false positive/negative rate is there for this?  I'm pretty confident in having the biopsy done as its being done at Hopkins - I'm just worried about the results being wrong due to the size of the nodule.

Thanks.

[Mark Lupo, M.D.]

The nodule is small at 7 mm.  However the presence of calcifications as well as a prominent lymph node in the area should prompt biopsy of a least the lymph node and possibly both the lymph node in the nodule.  You are in good hands at Johns Hopkins university.

[krex]

Is your swollen node on the same side as your nodule? How swollen is it? Is it extremley enlarged or just a little bit? I have a 1cm nodule that was biopsied and came back benign(I wasnt really confident about where it was done) now, 6 months later I have an enlarged node  I go tomorrow for an ultrasound