Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 44-year-old woman was self-referred for a growing right thyroid mass. Seven years before presentation, the ...

THE possibility that the mechanical action of neck muscles can, in rare cases, sever a projecting portion of the thyroid gland has been recognized for over fifty years. 1 This process is most likely ...

There were 31 males and 88 females with a mean age (±SD) of 46.6 ± 12.8 years (range, 10–74). The echographic pattern of the lesions was predominantly cystic lesion in 110 cases (92.4%) and simple ...

Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in the front of your neck. Its main job is to produce thyroid hormones, which help regulate your body's metabolism and control your heart rate, body ...

Thyroid nodules are common and are not cancerous 95% of the time. Many times, the cause of thyroid nodules can't be identified. Treatment depends on whether the nodules are cancerous or causing ...

Sudden onset of pain or tenderness suggests hemorrhage into a benign adenoma or cyst, or subacute granulomatous thyroiditis, respectively. (However, hemorrhage into a cancer can also present with ...

Thyroid nodules may be cystic, colloid, hyperplastic, adenomatous or cancerous. The majority of thyroid nodules are benign and they are often asymptomatic. There may be a single thyroid nodule ...

BOSTON -- Location of a thyroid nodule may help predict whether or not it's malignant, researchers reported here. In a late-breaking abstract presented at the annual meeting of the American ...

Doctors may recommend a biopsy to obtain a sample from a thyroid nodule. Testing the sample in a laboratory can help indicate whether the nodule is cancerous or benign. Though most tend to be benign, ...

Finding a lump in the neck or hearing the words “thyroid nodule” can instantly create fear. Many people immediately worry about cancer or surgery. However, here’s the reassuring truth: most thyroid ...

You’re fiddling with a necklace when suddenly you notice a lump near the base of your throat. Or perhaps you’re yawning and a friend spots a swollen spot on your neck. What gives? Although they can be ...

The thyroid gland produces two thyroid hormones, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), and releases them as needed by the body. The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland help control the thyroid ...