Thyroid Nodules What are Thyroid Nodules? A thyroid nodule is a radiologically distinct entity that appears different to the surrounding thyroid parenchyma usually on ultrasound scan. Nodules can be solid, cystic or a combination of these. Cystic portions are anechoic on ultrasound and they appear black with through transmission of ultrasound appearing bright at the […]
Types of thyroid cancer There are several different types of thyroid cancers and they are broadly broken into categories based on the cells that they originate from and their behaviour. Most thyroid cancers are low grade, differentiated thyroid cancers that originate from thyroid follicle cells, generally behave in an indolent fashion and have very high rates of survival. At […]
Thyroid cancer warning signs. 1. Thyroid nodule: The most common presentation of thyroid cancer is a nodule in the thyroid gland. Cancerous nodules tend to be harder, more fixed, larger and more irregular than non cancerous nodules. Thyroid cancer is also highly likely in a patient who has a thyroid nodule and has: 2. Lymph […]
