Most lumps or nodules in your thyroid—a gland in your neck—are not harmful and do not need treatment. But sometimes, they can ...

Most thyroid cancer is found by accident—doctors usually find it when patients are getting ultrasounds, CT scans, or MRIs for an unrelated reason. The nodules themselves are rarely noticeable ...

Papillary thyroid cancer is the most common type of thyroid cancer and usually grows slowly. It can remain undetected for a ...

While both are called medullary carcinoma, these cancers differ in many ways: ...

Objective: Conventional fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for cystic thyroid nodules (CTNs) has a high rate of nondiagnostic and false-negative results. Ultrasound-guided FNAB (UG-FNAB ...

After rising over a 35-year period, thyroid cancer incidence in the U.S. plateaued from 2010 to 2019, according to findings published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. In a retrospective ...

Indeterminate thyroid lesions are diagnosed in up to 30% of fine needle aspirations. These nodules harbor malignancy in more than 25% of cases, and hemithyroidectomy or total thyroidectomy has ...

These thyroid screenings commonly pick up harmless nodules, leading to an unnecessary cancer diagnosis. This is also a problem in the general population. A study published in early February found ...

"Right now, we're all focused on supporting Ronnie through this." Alexis Ohanian had surgery to remove thyroid nodules that would 'likely turn cancerous' According to Mayo Clinic, thyroid cancer ...

Thyroid cancer nodule less than 2 cm Thyroid removal for benign conditions such as goiter or Graves’ disease Benign thyroid nodule less than 6 cm Primary hyperparathyroidism Limited secondary or ...