SAN FRANCISCO — Thyroid nodules are very common after radiation exposure, and even though most are benign, some professional societies recommend periodic screening with ultrasound for individuals at ...

Office-based, surgeon-performed, ultrasound-guided, fine needle aspiration (FNA) of head and neck lesions yields a statistically significant higher diagnostic rate compared to the standard palpation ...

Thyroid cancer screening not recommended The USPSTF recommends against screening for thyroid cancer in asymptomatic adults. Screening for thyroid cancer in asymptomatic persons results in more harms ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against screening for thyroid cancer in adults without any signs or symptoms. The report appears in the May 9 issue of JAMA. This is a D ...

Abstract: In an open surgery, identification of precise margins for curative tissue resection is performed by manual palpation. This is not the case for minimally invasive and robotic procedures, ...