Thyroid cancer surgery involves removing part or all of the thyroid gland to treat cancerous growths. It is the primary treatment for most thyroid cancers. Thyroid cancer develops when cells in the ...

In patients with low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer undergoing thyroidectomy, the postoperative administration of radioiodine (iodine-131) is controversial in the absence of demonstrated benefits.

Thyroiditis is an inflammation of the thyroid gland, which produces a range of key hormones. The condition can sometimes cause hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is one type ...

A 75-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease who is on chronic hemodialysis has a suppressed thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) of 0.1 µU/mL and levels of free thyroxine (T4) and free ...

A population-based Swedish study showed no significant differences in health-related quality of life between patients with and without permanent hypoparathyroidism after total thyroidectomy over a ...