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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Erik K. Alexander, MD, chief of the thyroid section at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, co-director of the ...

Thyroid nodules are lumps that can develop on the thyroid gland. They may be solid and look dark on an ultrasound scan. Most are benign, but there is a low risk of thyroid cancer. The thyroid is a ...

Thyroid nodules commonly develop in humans and are variable in size, shape and location. Most of these growths are not cancer but may create symptoms of discomfort over time depending on the size, and ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The location of a thyroid nodule is an independant risk factor for malignancy, with cancer most likely to ...

Papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common type of cancer to affect your thyroid-- a butterfly-shaped gland that sits just below your voice box. It's only about as big as a quarter, but the ...