TG and infection: We found a false positive rate of 6.0% compared to values below 2% in other studies.(5,9)These patients are at risk of overtreatment and overdiagnosis, which must be considered when surgical complications are present in up to 11.3% of thyroidectomies such as hypoparathyroidism (7.5%), paralysis of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (1.9%), in addition to hematomas, and infections.(17)Additionally, complete resection of the thyroid leads to the need for lifelong replacement of thyroid hormones.(17)