Summary Almost all thyroid cysts are benign. However, occasionally complex thyroid cysts might be cancerous. Because of that, your healthcare provider will want to do additional testing to determine ...

Doctors may recommend a biopsy to obtain a sample from a thyroid nodule. Testing the sample in a laboratory can help indicate whether the nodule is cancerous or benign. Though most tend to be benign, ...

You’re fiddling with a necklace when suddenly you notice a lump near the base of your throat. Or perhaps you’re yawning and a friend spots a swollen spot on your neck. What gives? Although they can be ...

June 20, 2003 — Ultrasound-guided percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) is safe and effective for the treatment of thyroid cystic nodules, according to two presentations on June 19 at the 85th annual ...

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 ...

Brooke Nickel receives Fellowship funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Anthony Glover receives funding from Cancer Institute NSW. The thyroid is a gland located at ...

The patient was referred because of an abnormal posttherapy scan after radioactive iodine ablation for thyroid cancer. The patient initially presented with a large multinodular goiter. Fine-needle ...

A 47-year-old woman was admitted to INCan with a 7-year history of a slow-growing tumor on the anterior part of the neck accompanied by dysphagia. Physical examination revealed a 6 x 5 cm mass on the ...