Genetic alteration is the driving force for thyroid tumorigenesis and progression, based upon
which novel approaches to the management of thyroid cancer can be developed. A recent …

According to the literature thyroid nodules are quite rare in the first two decades of life.
However, there are some exceptions, relating to areas with an iodine deficiency or affected …

Palpable thyroid nodules occur in 4 to 7 percent of the population, but nodules found
incidentally on ultrasonography suggest a prevalence of 19 to 67 percent. The majority of …

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Thyroid nodules are commonly diagnosed in adults. Although rare in children, the risk for
thyroid cancer is much higher in the pediatric population compared with adults. Presenting …

Thyroid hormones play a crucial role as a regulator of growth, of nervous system
myelination, of metabolism, and of organ functions. Disorders affecting the thyroid gland …

Celebrating more than twenty years as the single best source in the field, this Fifth Edition
has now expanded into two cornerstone volumes with 53 fully inclusive chapters and 73 …

BACKGROUND Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNA) is a routine diagnostic technique for
evaluating thyroid nodules. Many reports in adults consider that FNA is superior to thyroid …

Resistance to thyroid hormone can be due to heterozygous, dominant negative (DN) THRA
(RTHα) or THRB (RTHβ) mutations, but the underlying mechanisms are incompletely …

BACKGROUND Thyroid malignancy is rare in young children, although the incidence
increases sharply during adolescence. Nodular thyroid disease and thyroid cancer in …