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Thyroid Cancer Warning Signs 1. Thyroid nodule: The most common presentation and type 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 ultrasound showing right thyroid cancer Thyroid cancer is also highly likely in a patient who has a thyroid nodule and has: 2. Lymph nodes: Metastatic lymph nodes from malignant thyroid tumour are frequently cystic and can often a

Dr. John Chaplin has just returned from the ASOHNS Thyroid surgery ASM in Brisbane where he was involved as an invited speaker. John spoke in a plenary session on the use of energy devices in thyroid surgery. The talk included a review of a personal series of thyroidectomies. John has performed over 50 thyroidectomy procedures per year since 2002 and over 100 per year since 2004 with a total number of over 1800. John then presented some complex thyroid cancer cases to a pane

Dr John Chaplin is currently returning from Kaohsiung Taiwan where he attended the 3rd meeting of the APTS. The meeting was was supported by the Taiwanese Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Society. There were over 700 participants from all over the world and John presented an invited lecture on the use of Harmonic scalpel in thyroid surgery. The talks covered all aspects of thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules, goitre surgery and included multidisciplinary management of locally advanc

Dr John Chaplin helped convene a thyroid cancer workshop at Auckland City Hospital on 22 Nov this year. Dr Bryan McIver, Endocrine Oncologist, from Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida USA was guest speaker. The meeting was attended by thyroid surgeons and endocrinologists from around the North Island. The first part of the meeting involved case presentations to Dr McIver who discussed the various scenarios and the treatment recommendations based on the latest ATA guidelin