Thyroid nodules are benign, but roughly 5–10% are malignant. Nodules are considered higher risk when they’re solid rather than fluid-filled, irregular in shape, taller than wide on ultrasound, or found in a patient with a family history of thyroid cancer. Hard...
A second opinion before thyroid cancer surgery is worth getting whenever the diagnosis is uncertain, the case is rare or complex, or the recommended surgery is extensive and irreversible. Pathology review alone changes the diagnosis or treatment plan in a meaningful...
Solid, hypoechoic nodules with irregular margins or microcalcifications on ultrasound carry a meaningfully higher cancer risk than smooth, fluid-filled ones, even though most thyroid nodules, over 90 percent, turn out to be benign. Size alone doesn’t predict...
Genetic testing for medullary thyroid cancer looks for mutations in the RET gene, which are responsible for roughly a quarter of all MTC cases and decide whether the disease is hereditary. A positive result changes almost everything about how the disease gets managed,...
