Q: I noted a swelling in the front of my neck and my doctor thinks it is my thyroid. She ordered some blood tests and an ultrasound. What can this be? A: The thyroid (identified as a separate body ...

Thyroid nodules may be cystic, colloid, hyperplastic, adenomatous or cancerous. Most thyroid nodules are benign and are usually asymptomatic. There may be a single thyroid nodule (solitary nodule) or ...

Feb. 10, 2004 — Measures of thyroid volume (Tvol) determined in countries of long-established iodine sufficiency should be adopted for screening for goiter, according to a report published in the ...

Columns share an author’s personal perspective. Q: I noted a swelling in the front of my neck and my doctor thinks it is my thyroid. She ordered some blood tests and an ultrasound. What can this be? A ...