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Abstract

A nodule in the front of neck is usually thyroidal in origin, followed by a lymph node mass. A ‘cold’ thyroid nodule, i.e., one which does not concentrate radio-iodine or technetium on scintiscanning is usually subjected to a fine needle aspiration, to drain cysts or to obtain cytological samples. We present a case where such an approach would have been potentially catastrophic.