Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules was associated with improved cytologic accuracy, sensitivity and reduced false-negatives compared with palpation-guided aspiration.

Background Non-palpable thyroid nodules can be difficult to access by conventional ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration, particularly when they are intrathoracic. Many of these patients are ...

Nearly three quarters of dedicated thyroid ultrasounds don't identify biopsy-recommended nodules, and over a third don't identify any nodules, new research finds. "The number of thyroid ultrasounds ...

Predictors of clinical response to interleukin-2--based immunotherapy in melanoma patients: a French multiinstitutional study. A total of 1,140 operations were performed from 1972 to 1979, and 35 ...

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 ...

Thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNA)-cytology is widely used for the preoperative characterisation of thyroid nodules but this task is difficult for follicular lesions, which often remain ...

The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland situated in the front of the neck. It releases hormones that control many functions in the body such as breathing, heart rate, metabolic rate, body temperature, ...

ABU DHABI, 21st October, 2022 (WAM) -- Doctors at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), part of the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), successfully conducted laser ablation of benign ...

Although thyroid nodules are now detected with increased frequency, only a small number represent malignant lesions. Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is currently the accepted method to ...

KARACHI, Sep 6: Enough evidence exists that an appropriate use of radioactive iodine turns negligible the future risk of malignancy without impairing fertility or casting serious side effects on ...