Large thyroid nodules in asymptomatic patients show malignancy and false-negative rates on fine needle aspiration (FNA) that are similar to those of small nodules, suggesting that nodule size alone ...

January is Thyroid Awareness Month. This month was created to raise awareness about thyroid diseases and thyroid cancer. So, what is a thyroid? The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck that ...

IT is well recognized that thyroid tissue may be ectopically situated in various locations in the neck. Lingual thyroid tissue, thyroglossal-duct remnants and aberrant lateral cervical thyroid have ...

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- January is Thyroid Disease Awareness Month, celebrated this year by the thyroid surgeons at the Hospital for Endocrine Surgery by publishing a new thyroid ...

“Poorly differentiated” refers to cancer cells that have more abnormalities and look less like normal cancer cells. Poorly differentiated thyroid cancer is uncommon, accounting for fewer than 5% of ...

In cancer terminology, "well-differentiated" means the cancer cells resemble the normal cells from which they grew. Well-differentiated cancers grow more slowly and have a better prognosis than ...

Levothyroxine is a frequently prescribed drug in the United States, particularly for older people, as lower thyroid function can be associated with aging. Questions remain over how appropriately it is ...