Hi Anonymous,
Thank you for your question and for finding EmpowHER. Goiters can can cancerous tissue in them, but don't always. That is why they biopsy, so they can determine if further treatment is needed following surgery. Other treatment like medication may be necessary depending on your sister-in-law's condition.
For more information, please check out these articles which may help provide some insight: Colloid-Adenomatous Goiter Articles
Good luck, and let us know how else we can help you.
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Hi Anonymous,
March 22, 2011 - 6:37amThank you for your question and for finding EmpowHER. Goiters can can cancerous tissue in them, but don't always. That is why they biopsy, so they can determine if further treatment is needed following surgery. Other treatment like medication may be necessary depending on your sister-in-law's condition.
For more information, please check out these articles which may help provide some insight: Colloid-Adenomatous Goiter Articles
Good luck, and let us know how else we can help you.
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