A recent study of 215 patients who received RFA for thyroid nodules and were followed for 5 years was recently published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. All patients with a confirmed diagnosis of a benign thyroid nodule received 1 treatment of...
Ultrasound guided FNA of the parathyroid gland can help localize and diagnose parathyroid nodules or adenomas. Several studies have reported excellent safety with minimal or no complications with this procedure. The use of a smaller needle size used during the biopsy...
Currently, many doctors do not biopsy an overactive (toxic) thyroid nodule due to the belief that the chance of cancer is low. However, there is growing evidence to show that the prevalence of thyroid cancer in overactive hyperthyroid nodules is 8.2% to 29%, which is...
Thyroid nodule ablation is a minimally invasive procedure doctors use to shrink or destroy abnormal thyroid tissue. There are different methods to ablate thyroid nodules, including using radiofrequency waves, microwave waves, ultrasound, and laser. All of these...
Inflammation of the thyroid can happen soon after delivery (postpartum thyroiditis). This inflammation can cause production of too much thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism) followed by not enough production of thyroid hormone (hypothyroidism). Symptoms that can occur...
Thyroid nodules are growths that develop from the thyroid gland. They are most common in older women. Nearly 80% of women aged 80 will have a thyroid nodule. Majority of nodules are benign (non-cancerous) but emerging data shows that the risk of having a malignant...
