Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD Thyroid nodules are lumps (growths) made up of abnormal cell clusters that ...

If large nodules are causing swallowing or breathing difficulties or affecting thyroid hormones, people may require surgery to remove the nodule. If doctors suspect a thyroid nodule is cancerous ...

Dr. Noureldine discussed a new and innovative same-day procedure for treating thyroid nodules that do not require general ...

The taller-than-wide thyroid nodule feature did not demonstrate sufficient power to differentiate between malignant and benign nodules.

Clinicians have become reliant on fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules ... had grown to a remarkable size (as large as 10 cm), before surgical consultation ...

Thyroid nodules are evaluated with a dedicated thyroid ultrasound, followed by a biopsy if the nodule is large and/or suspicious. If the thyroid biopsy is suspicious or indicative of cancer ...

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 ...

Or, during a routine physical exam, your doctor might just happen to feel a lump, called a nodule, on your thyroid. Nodules are growths that may be solid or filled with fluid. They're very common ...

Statin-treated patients had a significantly lower prevalence of thyroid nodules than controls (36% versus 68%). The incidence of multiple nodules, number of nodules per patient, and nodule volume ...