The recurrent laryngeal nerve, which controls the muscles that open and close vocal cords, lies right behind the thyroid. In rare cases, a nodule, particularly a cancerous one, can extend beyond ...

As a nodule gets bigger ... At first, you'll get blood tests every few months to check your thyroid hormone levels and get the dose right for your medicine. Once everything has evened out ...

Objective: Conventional fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for cystic thyroid nodules (CTNs ... Cytological diagnosis was benign nodule in 42 cases, predominantly follicular lesion in 50 ...

It has two lobes; right lobe and left lobe ... the prognosis depends on the underlying cause of thyroid enlargement. Dr Omolo says that any nodule that is 4 cm or larger should be removed with ...