OBJECTIVE Thyroid nodule measurement using ultrasonography (US) is widely performed in various clinical scenarios. The purpose of this study was to evaluate inter-observer variation in US measurement of the volume and maximum diameter of thyroid nodules. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study included 73 consecutive patients with 85 well-defined thyroid nodules greater than 1 cm in th...

INTRODUCTION Thyroid nodules are the most common endocrine condition treated by surgeons. The main purpose of the evaluation of a thyroid nodule is to rule out a carcinoma. Medical decisions concerning thyroid nodules are highly influenced by subjective beliefs. OBJECTIVE To assess the subjective probabilities of malignancy that are assigned to the clinical characteristics of a patient with a...

BACKGROUND Rapid growth of thyroid nodules is described as being associated with thyroid cancer. The objective of the study was to determine how the growth rate of thyroid nodules during follow-up is associated with the risk of thyroid cancer. METHODS Retrospective analysis of patients undergoing thyroid surgery for nodular disease and a repetitive preoperative ultrasound work-up of at least ...

Background: Suppressive therapy with levothyroxine for reducing the size of thyroid nodules has not been really accepted. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of levothyroxine on the size of benign thyroid nodules. Methods: Forty patients with confirmed benign nodule were randomly divided into two groups. Group I received 50?g/day levothyroxin for six months but group II did not t...

Fig. 1: Right-sided thyroid nodule. Clinically, the nodule arose from the right lobe of the thyroid gland, approximately 5 cm at its largest diameter, extending across the midline inferiorly. It was smooth and firm with no apparent retrosternal extension. There was no palpable cervical lymphadenopathy. Fig. 2: Ultrasonographic features of nodule in the right lobe of the thyroid gland. The thyro...

Abstract Introduction: Prevalence of thyroid nodules in the adult population based on detection by ultrasonography is about 20-76% which only 5% account for cancer. All patients with a suspected nodule either physical examination or noted incidentally other imaging should be evaluated ultrasound. Any >= 1 cm ultrasound investigated FNAC. Ultrasound guided FNAC techniques are used to redu...

We are reporting an irreversible Horner Syndrome (HS) in a patient with benign thyroid gland nodule in which thyroidectomy was performed for treatment. A 37-year-old female was admitted to our clinic with a swelling in the left lobe of the thyroid gland and ptosis at the left eyelid. The clinical diagnosis of HS was confirmed pharmacologically by aproclonidine. Histopathologic examination of th...

The thyroid gland is a relatively uncommon site for a secondary malignancy; even less common is a case of malignant melanoma metastatic to the thyroid. We describe the case of a 68-year-old man who presented with a neck mass in the posterior triangle. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) identified the mass as a malignant melanoma. The patient had had no known primary skin melanoma. He underwen...

In patients with morphological alterations of the thyroid, both physical examination (inspection and palpation) imaging studies continue to be cornerstone for their evaluation, treatment, long-term follow-up. The realization anatomical figures, obtained by means a thyroid morphology delineation technique, is proposed as an additional exploratory intervention strategy in initial clinical evaluat...

nomously functioning thyroid nodule 505 InTROduCTIOn Diagnostic procedures for thyroid disorder include bio chemical evaluation: measurement of serum thyrotropin (TSH), free thyroid hormone (free thyroxine [FT4], free triiodothyronine [FT3]) and thyroid antibody levels, as well as imaging including ultrasonography (USG) and thyroid scan. In some cases fine needle aspiration bio psy (FNAB) shoul...