One that seems to work well is rituximab. Steroids: Some people get steroid shots directly into the nodules to shrink them. Surgery: If the lumps become infected or cause severe symptoms ...

Many individuals who need their thyroid or parathyroid glands removed are potential candidates for scarless thyroid surgery. Ideal candidates for this type of scarless thyroid surgery may have the ...

Small nodules often don’t require treatment. Doctors may recommend follow-ups or surgery for large nodules, especially if you are at a high risk of developing lung cancer. This article reviews ...

Fine-needle aspiration cytology/ biopsy involves using a thin needle to collect cells/ tissue from the nodule for examination under a microscope. The treatment for thyroid nodules depends on ...

Let me walk you through the process. On the morning of surgery the anesthesia doctors will tell you about regional nerve blocks. You're leg's going to jump ok? And I generally advise patients to ...

Autonomous "hot" nodules (serum TSH < 0.1 mIU/L). Incidental nodules < 1 cm, detected by ultrasound.

Dr. Priscilla McAuliffe, a breast surgical oncologist at UPMC, said one out of 100 cases of breast cancer will occur in a ...

The broad field of surgery encompasses organ transplantation, plastic and reconstructive surgery, microsurgery, minimally invasive surgery, trauma surgery, surgical pathology, and surgical technology.

She was diagnosed with mucoepidermoid carcinoma, a cancer of the salivary glands. Surgery to remove the cancer can involve cuts to the lip, around the nose and sometimes under the eyelid.

Comparison of laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma involving specific sites: A ...

“I am having surgery after the World Cup. I don’t think the surgery is going to have any hindrance on me taking part in the series in India,” Stokes told reporters in Ahmedabad on ...