The thyroid gland produces two thyroid hormones, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), and releases them as needed by the body. The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland help control the thyroid ...

A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is a single abnormality in the lung that is smaller than 3 cm in diameter. Generally, a pulmonary nodule must grow to at least 1 cm in diameter before it can be seen ...

Picture this: Your doctor orders an imaging test like a chest X-ray in preparation for an upcoming procedure, and the results show a small white spot in the center of your lungs—a pulmonary or lung ...

Your chest X-ray shows a nodule. What immediate steps should you take? Lung nodules, also called pulmonary nodules, are small spots or lumps that sometimes show up on a chest X-ray or CT scan. Most of ...

Figure 1: Overview of somatic mutations in thyroid tissues. In conclusion, our data provide strong evidence that benign thyroid nodules have a genetic and transcriptome landscape that is distinct with ...

What Are Benign Lung Nodules and Benign Lung Tumors? A nodule is a "spot on the lung," seen on an X-ray or computed tomography (CT) scan. In fact, a nodule shows up on about one in every 500 chest ...

A single session of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation of symptomatic but benign solid thyroid nodules "appeared efficacious and safe" compared with hemithyroidectomy, researchers say ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Shortness of breath and chest pain could be signs of lung nodules. Most of the time lung nodules are found by accident, or incidentally, during an X-ray or CT scan for something ...

Fatigue, weight changes, anxiety or mood swings—your thyroid may be trying to tell you something. Here’s how to decode early signs of thyroid imbalance and when to seek help (Image: Unsplash) Thyroid ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Erik K. Alexander, MD, chief of the thyroid section at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, co-director of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A higher proportion of thyroid nodules between 0.5 cm and 1 cm in diameter were definitively diagnosed with ...