They also recommend thyroid ultrasonography and fine-needle aspiration for differentiating malignancy and subacute thyroiditis, if necessary. In the second section of the algorithm (“secondary ...
It’s estimated that nearly 5% of Americans above the age of 12 live with hypothyroidism, a condition that occurs when the body experiences a deficit of thyroid hormone. The thyroid gland ...
The TNM classification protocol (tumor size, presence of lymph nodes, distant metastases) and age is the general tumor risk assessment algorithm. A number of thyroid-specific staging protocols ...