There are different types of thyroid cancer surgery that may be performed — including a total (or near-total) thyroidectomy and a partial thyroidectomy. How much of your thyroid is removed depends on ...

In iodide deficient areas, serum TgAb measurements may be useful for detecting autoimmune thyroid disease in patients with a nodular goiter and for monitoring iodide therapy for endemic goiter.

Thyroid diseases affect up to 5% of all pregnancies. Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes are increased by maternal thyroid disease and adequate treatment is thought to reduce these risks ...

With hyperthyroidism, a high TSH usually means that the treatment—be it surgery, radioactive iodine, or medications—was so effective in limiting the production of thyroid hormone that it caused the ...