A 44-year-old woman was self-referred for a growing right thyroid mass. Seven years before presentation, the patient was seen at another institution for a large right cystic thyroid nodule. By her ...

When a thyroid nodule is discovered, an ultrasound of the thyroid can help in three ways: • It can help determine whether the nodule is really a mass in the thyroid. Sometimes a very irregular thyroid ...

Thyroid gland ultrasounds produce images that can help diagnose conditions such as cancer, goiters, and Grave’s disease. The thyroid gland is an important organ that produces several hormones. Various ...

Thyroid nodules may be cystic, colloid, hyperplastic, adenomatous, or cancerous. Most are benign and often asymptomatic. They may be single (solitary nodule) or multiple (multinodular goitre). Some ...

Widespread use of ultrasound to assess thyroid disease has led to an increased number of clinically unapparent, nonpalpable nodules being identified. Although many of these nodules are benign, ...

Sudden onset of pain or tenderness suggests hemorrhage into a benign adenoma or cyst, or subacute granulomatous thyroiditis, respectively. (However, hemorrhage into a cancer can also present with ...

The thyroid gland is one of the endocrine glands located just above the collarbone of our neck. Cysts, often referred to as 'water nodules', occur frequently in the thyroid gland. Thyroid cyst is a ...