Thyroid Surgery: A Comprehensive Guide for Patients
The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the front of the neck. The job of the thyroid gland is to produce thyroid hormones. Thyroid hormone also helps the […]
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തൈറോയ്ഡ് ശസ്ത്രക്രിയ എങ്ങനെ? വേണ്ടതെപ്പോൾ?
ചിത്രശലഭത്തിന്റെ ആകൃതിയിൽ കഴുത്തിന്റെ മുന്നിൽ ആയി സ്ഥിതി ചെയുന്ന ഒരു ഗ്രന്ഥിയാണ് തൈറോയ്ഡ് ഗ്രന്ഥി. തൈറോയ്ഡ് ഹോർമോണുകൾ ഉൽപാദിപ്പിക്കുക എന്നതാണ് തൈറോയ്ഡ് ഗ്രന്ഥിയുടെ ജോലി. തൈറോയ്ഡ് ഹോർമോൺ തലച്ചോറ്, ഹൃദയം, പേശികൾ, ശരീരത്തിലെ മറ്റ് അവയവങ്ങൾ എന്നിവയെ ആവശ്യമുള്ളതുപോലെ പ്രവർത്തിക്കാനും സഹായിക്കുന്നു. […]
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Thyroid Cancer – Patient information
The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland located in front of the neck. Thyroid gland produces thyroid hormones. It is secreted into the blood and then reaches all the cells […]
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തൈറോയ്ഡ് ക്യാൻസർ – അറിയേണ്ടത്
തൈറോയ്ഡ് ഗ്രന്ഥി എന്നത് ചിത്രശലഭത്തിന്റെ ആകൃതിയിൽ കഴുത്തിന്റെ മുന്നിൽ ആയി സ്ഥിതി ചെയുന്ന ഒരു ഗ്രന്ഥിയാണ്. തൈറോയ്ഡ് ഹോർമോണുകൾ ഉൽപാദിപ്പിക്കുക എന്നതാണ് തൈറോയ്ഡ് ഗ്രന്ഥിയുടെ ജോലി. അത് രക്തത്തിലേക്ക് സ്രവിക്കുകയും പിന്നീട് ശരീരത്തിലെ എല്ലാ കോശങ്ങളിലേക്കും എത്തുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു. തൈറോയ്ഡ് ഹോർമോൺ […]
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Updated Guidelines for Management of Thyroid Disease in Adults
Thyroidectomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure for the partial/complete removal of the thyroid gland. According to the United states data, over 100,000 thyroid operations are performed annually in the […]
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Important Triangles in Thyroid Surgery
Thyroidectomy is a surgical procedure involving removal of the thyroid glands. The procedure can be a hemi-thyroidectomy (partial removal) or can be a total thyroidectomy. The most important thing about […]
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Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS)
Thyroid nodules are extremely common with a reported prevalence ranging between 8.2% and 64.6% in autopsies and 19% to 68% in adults on high-resolution ultrasound. Most of the time, thyroid […]
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ATA Risk Stratification for Differentiated Thyroid Cancers
Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy, and the prevalence of differentiated thyroid cancer is becoming increasing worldwide. Among the differentiated thyroid cancers (DTC) papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and […]
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AJCC / TNM Staging of thyroid cancers
After the diagnosis of any cancer in the body, doctors stage cancer. Staging of thyroid cancers describes how big it is and whether it has spread to any other parts […]
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Histopathological Variants of Papillary Carcinoma Thyroid
Papillary carcinoma thyroid (PTC) is the most common differentiated malignancy of thyroid gland. Depending on the different histopathological patterns, cell types and clinical features different variants of papillary carcinoma thyroid […]
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ENT Quiz – You guessed it right!
A 3-year-old boy presents with a midline anterior neck mass, just below the hyoid bone that moves with deglutition and tongue protrusion. Question: What is the most probable clinical diagnosis? Explanation […]
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Thyroglossal cyst – Pathogenesis, Clinical features and Treatment options
Thyroglossal duct cyst (TDC) is a frequent congenital midline anomaly of the neck which usually manifests during the first decade of life. TDC is an epithelial lined tract that connects the tongue […]
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Thyroidectomy is better than radioactive iodine therapy in preventing complications of hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is a clinical condition where the thyroid gland is overactive and produces excess thyroid hormone. The most common causes of hyperthyroidism are Graves’ disease (autoimmune process), toxic nodular goiter and […]
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Revised Bethesda system for thyroid malignancies
Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a corner stone investigation done in the evaluation of thyroid lesion. It is a simple, safe, quick and cost-effective outpatient procedure. FNAC has got […]
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Tubercle of Zuckerkandl
Zuckerkandl Tubercle (ZT) is the posterior projection of lateral lobes of the thyroid gland and is a common anatomical structure observed in 60-90% of cases. The tubercle was first described by […]
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