Can Thyroid Fine Needle Puncture Spread Tumor?

Thyroid fine needle puncture is a clinical operation, mainly through the fine needle suction of the thyroid mass site cells, and then evenly spread the extracted cells on the slide, under the microscope for examination, thyroid mass diagnosis from the pathological point of view. Thyroid fine needle puncture cytology is simple, easy to perform and accurate. It is mainly used for the differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules and the differentiation of benign and malignant lesions. In addition, it is highly specific for the diagnosis of chronic thyroiditis and subacute thyroiditis.

Some patients worry that fine needle puncture of thyroid nodule may lead to tumor spread. In fact, this worry is unnecessary. The fine needle puncture of thyroid nodule selects extremely fine needle, and the fine needle puncture adopts suction material, and the absorbed tissue is hidden in the needle core due to negative pressure. It doesn't leak out and contaminate other layers of tissue. Until now, there has been no report of needle implantation tumor in thyroid nodule. So you don't have to worry about the puncture causing the tumor to spread.