Some people will discover a cyst by feeling it in their neck; however, most people will not know they have a thyroid nodule until a doctor identifies it. The thyroid gland produces hormones with ...

US thyroid cancer diagnoses rose from 1975 to 2009 and have plateaued since then, with higher net drift of cancer diagnoses among women.

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

Surgery carries risks—complications from anesthesia, hoarseness, hand numbness, or lifelong thyroid replacement drugs (about ...

The abnormal (cancer) cells begin multiplying and, once there are enough of them, they form a tumor or mass in your thyroid. If it’s caught early, thyroid cancer is one of the most treatable ...

Learn more about how MSK helps international patients like Annabel Gutherz, a 25-year-old singer from Montreal who sought MSK's expertise in head and neck cancer and found comfort and support far from ...

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

A fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is often performed to obtain a sample from the thyroid nodule or lymph node, which is then examined for cancer cells. Imaging studies, such as ultrasound ...

Subclinical hyperthyroidism is when thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels are low or undetectable, but thyroid hormone levels remain healthy. Usually, it is symptomless and may not need treatment.