Surgery. Your doctor or a surgeon might remove nodules if they are large, cause symptoms, or are cancerous or if the cancer has spread. Part or all of your thyroid gland may also be removed if ...
IN 1948 an epidemiologic investigation of cardiovascular disease was begun in Framingham, Massachusetts. Careful palpation of the thyroid region was included in the cardiac evaluation of each patient.
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 ...
The whole gland might grow if a goiter develops, or you might develop small lumps on the thyroid called nodules ... and your symptoms. Your doctor may decide not to treat your goiter if it's ...