As Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, top medical experts are reminding the public of signs, symptoms and treatment options. So, what is thyroid cancer and who is most at risk? The odds ...

January is Thyroid Awareness Month. This month was created to raise awareness about thyroid diseases and thyroid cancer. So, what is a thyroid? The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck that ...

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 ...

A 59-year-old African American male with a remote history of Graves' disease presented with a 13-cm sacrococcygeal mass that was resected. Pathologic examination revealed this to be papillary thyroid ...

My sneezing, coughing, and wheezing seemed like springtime allergy symptoms—but they turned out to be thyroid cancer. Courtesy Christine Coppa In the spring of 2014, I started to feel under the ...

This study was conducted under approval by the University of Pittsburgh Institutional Review Board (# PRO1409002). A total of 10 cases of sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma with eosinophilia were ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 49-year-old female presented to the otolaryngology clinic with a 1-month history of lower neck pressure and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 65-year-old male was referred to the clinic for a right thyroid mass. The patient noted progressive ...

Levothyroxine is a frequently prescribed drug in the United States, particularly for older people, as lower thyroid function can be associated with aging. Questions remain over how appropriately it is ...

A 59-year-old African American male presented to his primary care physician complaining of lower back pain and lower extremity paresthesias. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine revealed a ...