— -- For such a small gland, the thyroid in the neck can cause a lot of problems. That's because the thyroid gland releases hormones that affect almost all of your body's functions. As a ...

Papillary thyroid cancer — my diagnosis — is the most common type, making up about 80% of all cases of thyroid cancer, according to the Columbia Thyroid Center. There are more than 20,000 new ...

Columns share an author’s personal perspective. ***** Q: I noted a swelling in the front of my neck and my doctor thinks it is my thyroid. She ordered some blood tests and an ultrasound.

An enlarged thyroid gland is called a goiter. This is extremely common, affecting more than 10 percent of U.S. women and over 3 percent of U.S. men ...

My neck no longer has a 45-degree curve — it is now straight up and down, and it has my thyroid completely pinched off. Would this cause me to gain weight or lose hair, ...

Thyroid ultrasonography (Figure 2) documented a large calcified thyroid nodule measuring approximately 3.1 cm � 3.3 cm � 5.8 cm replacing left lobe of the thyroid gland.

My thyroid levels are monitored and he adjusts my Synthroid doses as required. During the office visits, I am asked a series of questions as to how I am feeling, and my neck is examined.

In 2005, Jill Fitzgerald was seven months pregnant, so she was used to physical changes. But the lump in her neck didn't seem right. A biopsy found it was an unidentifiable cyst; her doctor ...