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  2. Thyroid disease - Wikipedia

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    The accuracy of the diagnosis depends on obtaining tissue from all of the suspicious areas of an abnormal thyroid gland. The reliability of fine needle aspiration is increased when sampling can be guided by ultrasound, and over the last 15 years, this has become the preferred method for thyroid biopsy in North America. [32] [citation needed]

  3. Thyroid nodule - Wikipedia

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    Measurement of thyroid stimulating hormone and anti-thyroid antibodies will help decide if there is a functional thyroid disease such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis present, a known cause of a benign nodular goitre. [4] Fine needle biopsy for cytopathology is also used. [5] [6] [7] Thyroid nodules are extremely common in young adults and children.

  4. Colloid nodule - Wikipedia

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    Colloid nodules may be initially identified as an unspecified kind of thyroid nodule. Follow-up examinations typically include an ultrasound if it is unclear whether or not there really is a nodule present. Once the presence of a nodule has been confirmed, the determination of the kind of thyroid nodule is done by fine needle aspiration biopsy. [7]

  5. Serena Williams’ Husband Alexis Ohanian Says Recent Thyroid ...

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    Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, is on the mend after undergoing surgery on his thyroid. “After tracking some suspicious nodules on my thyroid for the last 4 years, I recently got ...

  6. Thyroid neoplasm - Wikipedia

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    Thyroid neoplasm is a neoplasm or tumor of the thyroid.It can be a benign tumor such as thyroid adenoma, [1] or it can be a malignant neoplasm (thyroid cancer), such as papillary, follicular, medullary or anaplastic thyroid cancer. [2]

  7. ‘I Was Diagnosed With Thyroid Cancer at Age 39—This ... - AOL

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    Thyroid cancer affects tens of thousands of people per year, and the majority are women. Of the 44,000 people who will likely be diagnosed with thyroid cancer this year, more than 31,000 will be ...

  8. Bethesda system - Wikipedia

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    Because of this, LSIL results can be managed with a simple "watch and wait" philosophy. However, because there is a 12–16% chance of progression to more severe dysplasia, the physician may want to follow the results more aggressively by performing a colposcopy with biopsy. [7] If the dysplasia progresses, treatment may be necessary.

  9. Computed tomography of the thyroid - Wikipedia

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    Thyroid disorders are common and include many entities. They can be symptomatic, asymptomatic, diffuse, focal, neoplastic, or non-neoplastic processes.Neck ultrasound (US), with the prospect of proceeding to fine needle aspiration (FNA), is the first line of investigation; however, other options are available.