Is Thyroid Aspiration Painful?

This article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Vu Huy Hoang - Radiologist - Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine - Vinmec Times City International Hospital. Doctor Vu Huy Hoang has 10 years of experience working in the field of diagnostic imaging.

Fine-needle aspiration thyroid cell aspiration for definitive diagnosis and disease classification plays an important role in contributing to the treatment of thyroid diseases. Is aspiration of thyroid cells painful?

Thyroid aspiration cytology is a method to help diagnose some thyroid diseases with high accuracy, usually detecting thyroid K.
Before performing aspiration cytology, the doctor will insert a small needle into the thyroid gland to collect fluid and some cells in the thyroid nucleus. Then use a microscope to observe the condition of those cells.

Thyroid aspiration cytology is indicated in cases such as: Suspected thyroiditis, thyroid tumor (cyst or nodule or thyroid cancer).

Cases of hyperthyroidism Cases of non-clotting blood diseases Cases in emergency condition. Thyroid cell aspiration has a success rate of over 70%, is safe for the patient's health, is treated without surgery and has no side effects. The cost of implementation is lower than other treatments.

When the doctor ordered a biopsy, the question "Is thyroid cell aspiration painful?" This is a question many people are interested in. However, you don't need to worry too much.
According to doctors, a fine needle biopsy of the thyroid gland does not cause any serious problems. After the biopsy, the patient feels only mild pain for a few days, there may be bruising at the puncture site and the bruise will disappear after a day or two.

Before performing thyroid cytology, the patient does not need to fast, he can eat and rest for 10 minutes before the procedure.
Skin areas identified on clinical and ultrasound will be disinfected. In some cases, patients will be given local anesthesia to reduce discomfort or pain. Percutaneous needle puncture into the thyroid gland into the tumor under the guidance of ultrasound or CT scan Use negative pressure in the syringe to aspirate the thyroid specimen. Inject the aspiration fluid from the syringe into the slide. After collecting the necessary fluid in the syringe, the specimen will be sent to the laboratory. Based on the biopsy results as well as the subsequent combined diagnostic tests, the doctor can conclude and give an appropriate treatment plan.

Patients after thyroid biopsy should pay attention to keep the puncture site clean within 24 hours; Avoid movement, strong impact on the neck area for the first day and need to follow the doctor's instructions on handling the biopsy area. In the case of detecting abnormal signs such as:
Infected cell aspiration area. The patient has a high fever over 38.5 degrees. The puncture site is bleeding profusely. When seeing unusual signs, patients or family members need to notify the treating doctor.
If the results of a thyroid biopsy do not reveal cancer and you also do not have any suspicious symptoms, your doctor may allow follow-up and periodic follow-up examinations afterwards. In the case of cancer detection, specialized diagnostic methods are used to accurately assess the condition of the disease, most notably the advanced stage, and the degree of cancer invasion to come up with the most appropriate treatment regimen.
Among the common cancers, thyroid cancer is considered one of the diseases with a very good prognosis when the cancer has not metastasized. Detecting the disease at an early stage (I, II) the chance of survival of thyroid cancer patients is almost absolute after 5 years of diagnosis. Therefore, screening for thyroid cancer is essential.

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