Thyroid nodules initially diagnosed on fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology to be indeterminate rarely have a change in management after repeat FNA, suggesting little benefit in repeat testing of ...

proved to be equally effective in reducing thyroid nodule size. Financial Disclosure: This work was supported by grants of Ministero della Salute and of MURST (COFIN 2004) to S Filetti.

Background: Effective strategies for managing patients with solitary pulmonary nodules (SPN) depend critically on the pre-test probability of malignancy. Objective: To validate two previously ...

These conditions can occur because of problems such as inflammation of the thyroid, nodules that develop on the thyroid gland, autoimmune disorders, and exposure to radiation. Hyperthyroidism occurs ...

The discovery of a thyroid nodule often triggers anxiety, primarily due to fears of cancer. However, medical research offers reassurance: approximately 90% of thyroid nodules are benign.

Prior studies, including the National Lung Screening Trial, the International Lung Screening Trial, the Early Lung Cancer Action Project (ELCAP), and extensions like New York-ELCAP and ...

Figure 1. Scheme of thyroid diseases classification. This scheme categorizes the primary types of thyroid diseases, including autoimmune, neoplastic, and nodular conditions. The dashed lines indicate ...

Background: Thyroidectomy is still three to six times more common in Germany than in the USA, Great Britain, and the Scandinavian countries. Thus, the question is often asked whether thyroidectomy ...

Thyroid diseases are characterized by hyperfunction (hyperthyroidism), hypofunction (hypothyoidism) or inflammation (thyroiditis) of the thyroid gland or the presence of thyroid nodules, which can ...

Drew University and UCLA School of Medicine. In fact, thyroid nodules are far more common than most people realize, occurring in up to 65% of people, and are cancerous only around 10% of the time.