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8. Incidental thyroid nodule with Jenny Hoang

The Radiopaedia Reading Room Podcast

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The Psychological Harm of Using Thyroid FNAs in Your Conclusion

In the last 10 years, I know of three patients who have died from a thyroid FNA. The other side of it is the psychological harm that comes to some patients when they read diagnoses. 999 out of 1,000 Tylov cysts are completely asymptomatic. And so mentioning them with the wrong patient can result in anxiety and obsession over this finding. If you're the kind of clinician that just wants a description of your reports, then you're missing out on what radiologists can do.

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