Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD Thyroid nodules are lumps (growths) made up of abnormal cell clusters that ...

Generalized enlargement of the thyroid gland (goiter) due to iodine deficiency is rare in the ... and radiation based cancer treatments in the past) is the main risk factor for thyroid cancer. However ...

specialize in the treatment of tumors of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands. As board-certified, fellowship-trained endocrine surgeons, they offer specialized care to patients in Houston and ...

All of these disorders can result in an enlarged thyroid gland that causes swelling of the neck, a so-called goiter. Thyroidectomy is frequently the treatment offered to patients with low-risk ...

"A century ago, much of northern America was known as the goiter belt," said The Economist ... led to the "characteristic neck swellings": enlarged thyroid glands. But after iodine supplements ...

Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes are increased by maternal thyroid disease and adequate treatment is thought to reduce these risks. Hypothyroidism is commonly treated with levothyroxine ...

Helene Lindfors, Ph.D. Student at the Endocrine Surgery research group, the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, ...