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Services offered at our "One Stop" Neck Lump Clinic. Mauranui Clinic- 86 Gt South Road Epsom Urgent appointments available here Specialist Assessment At our "One Stop" Neck Lump Clinic you will be seen by Dr John Chaplin, a highly experienced head and neck surgeon who is trained to recognise the nuances of neck lump presentation. Examinations are thorough and once Ultrasound scan and FNA biopsy are performed, at the same appointment setting, it is usual for Dr Chaplin to hav

When Should I See A Neck Lump Specialist? All lumps in the neck must have a diagnosis! A specialist review at our One Stop Neck Lump Clinic at 86 Mauranui Clinic in Epsom, Auckland will allow a diagnosis and management plan in the earliest possible time. Call Auckland 09 6311948 for or click on this link for an urgent appointment Neck Lumps occur at different ages and in different areas of the neck and these factors can help lead to an early diagnosis. In younger adults and

What Are the Symptoms of 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 far edge of the cyst whereas solid portions have varying degrees of echogenicity making them appear different s

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 the other end of the spectrum are anaplastic thyroid cancers that are among the most aggressive human