Dr. Kepal Patel

If you're just plucking the nodule out, there's a good chance that you may disrupt a nodule, that you may leave tumor behind, and then you have to go back and potentially do another operation, which could be even more difficult because then you have scar tissue and the patient's already had one operation there before.

If you're just plucking the nodule out, there's a good chance that you may disrupt a nodule, that you may leave tumor behind, and then you have to go back and potentially do another operation, which could be even more difficult because then you have scar tissue and the patient's already had one operation there before.

If you're just plucking the nodule out, there's a good chance that you may disrupt a nodule, that you may leave tumor behind, and then you have to go back and potentially do another operation, which could be even more difficult because then you have scar tissue and the patient's already had one operation there before.

So the right thing to do is actually remove that portion of the thyroid. It doesn't mean you need your entire thyroid removed. As a matter of fact, I would argue that most... Thyroid surgeons now, unlike maybe even 10 years ago, try to be more minimalistic as opposed to maximalistic in the sense that we don't try to take out the entire thyroid gland.

So the right thing to do is actually remove that portion of the thyroid. It doesn't mean you need your entire thyroid removed. As a matter of fact, I would argue that most... Thyroid surgeons now, unlike maybe even 10 years ago, try to be more minimalistic as opposed to maximalistic in the sense that we don't try to take out the entire thyroid gland.

So the right thing to do is actually remove that portion of the thyroid. It doesn't mean you need your entire thyroid removed. As a matter of fact, I would argue that most... Thyroid surgeons now, unlike maybe even 10 years ago, try to be more minimalistic as opposed to maximalistic in the sense that we don't try to take out the entire thyroid gland.

If I can preserve as much thyroid tissue as possible, I'll preserve it. So I'll take out half your thyroid if I can and try to preserve the rest of the thyroid. So hopefully you'll continue to make enough hormone that you won't even need medication.

If I can preserve as much thyroid tissue as possible, I'll preserve it. So I'll take out half your thyroid if I can and try to preserve the rest of the thyroid. So hopefully you'll continue to make enough hormone that you won't even need medication.

If I can preserve as much thyroid tissue as possible, I'll preserve it. So I'll take out half your thyroid if I can and try to preserve the rest of the thyroid. So hopefully you'll continue to make enough hormone that you won't even need medication.

Yeah, they always want to take it home.

Yeah, they always want to take it home.

Yeah, they always want to take it home.

Zero.

Zero.

Zero.

It all unfortunately gets sent down to pathology because we need to know whether it's cancer or not or what stage it is. And so it all gets sent to pathology. So no, you cannot take it home. But we can take a picture for you.

It all unfortunately gets sent down to pathology because we need to know whether it's cancer or not or what stage it is. And so it all gets sent to pathology. So no, you cannot take it home. But we can take a picture for you.

It all unfortunately gets sent down to pathology because we need to know whether it's cancer or not or what stage it is. And so it all gets sent to pathology. So no, you cannot take it home. But we can take a picture for you.

Oh, I would say probably like 30 to 40%. Really? Oh yeah, they want to see what their thyroid looks like.

Oh, I would say probably like 30 to 40%. Really? Oh yeah, they want to see what their thyroid looks like.