RECENT studies on sporadic goitrous cretinism 1–5 have called attention to the interesting paradox of hypothyroidism associated with a hyperplastic nodular goiter. These studies have demonstrated an ...

Background: Thyroid enlargement and thyroid nodules are common in the general population. This review concerns their proper diagnostic assessment and treatment. Methods: We selectively reviewed the ...

Objective: Percutaneous laser thermal ablation (LTA) has been applied in several tumors. In this study we evaluated the safety and long-term efficacy of LTA in the treatment of benign thyroid nodules.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The growth of thyroid nodules was not associated with the growth of surrounding thyroid tissue, according to ...

The increased use of imaging techniques has led to a concomitant increase in the number of thyroid nodules detected; however, a strategy for accurate diagnosis of malignant nodules is still required.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Dr Omolo says that when the thyroid gland is functioning properly, it maintains the right ...

Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD Key Takeaways Thyroid nodules are common and are not cancerous 95% of the time ...

A 54-year-old woman was referred to the endocrinology service for evaluation of thyromegaly detected incidentally on physical examination. She was asymptomatic at the time, but 48 months earlier she ...

The present study was carried out in two groups of patients. Group A ( Table 1) included seven patients (six women and one man, age ranging between 23 and 57 years, mean ± standard deviation [SD]: ...