ABSTRACT Objectives: Thyroid nodules located in isthmus were found less prevalent, although papillary thyroid cancer in this location was reported to be more aggressive behaviour in some studies. Our ...

Introduction The promise of benefits from lung cancer screening is tempered by the false positive rate and the need to perform diagnostic procedures to determine the aetiology of the solitary ...

Surveillance Alone Once malignancy and abnormal thyroid function have been excluded, there is really no need to treat thyroid nodules unless they are already causing compression or cosmetic ...

By contrast, thyroid-hormone-suppressive therapy was found to be effective in patients with solid nodules. [39, 42] Other nodule characteristics associated with responsiveness to levothyroxine ...

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Early detection is crucial for successful treatment and increasing patient survival rates. Artificial intelligence techniques can play ...

Voice changes that linger can be easy to brush off—until they start interfering with daily life. Marisa Ryan, MD, voice specialist at University of Utah Health, discusses the causes of vocal cord ...

Nodule density (E-I)/I in lower lobes was greater than that in upper lobes (P<0.001). Significant differences were found in the change ratio of lung volume, the change ratio of long axis diameter and ...

Background/aims To investigate the surgical outcomes of posterior scleral reinforcement (PSR) using genipin-cross-linked sclera to treat macular hole retinal detachment (MHRD) in highly myopic eyes.

Background/aims To evaluate the efficacy and safety of posterior scleral reinforcement (PSR) using genipin cross-linked sclera as the material to treat macular detachment and retinoschisis, both ...

Anyone can get nodular acne, but there seems to be a genetic component. If your parents or siblings had acne nodules, you're more likely to get them. Nodular acne is more common in young males. Teens ...

The nodular or verrucous typhlitis is a fatal parasitary disease, occurring worldwide and mostly affecting pheasants of different species and is characterized by the formation of inflammatory or ...

A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that for patients with peripheral pulmonary nodules ranging in size from 10 to 30 mm, the diagnostic accuracy of transthoracic needle ...