The thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped organ in the front of your neck, produces hormones that regulate metabolism, support growth and promote brain development, among other vital functions. Dr. Kepal ...

What Does the Thyroid Gland Do? The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the front of your neck. It produces hormones that help regulate many of your body’s functions: Thyroid nodules often ...

With ever-expanding treatment options for the ablation of benign thyroid nodules, the American Thyroid Association (ATA) has issued an expert consensus statement that addresses the safe implementation ...

Your parathyroid glands are four tiny glands located at the four corners of your thyroid gland. They are about the size of a pea and produce hormones to regulate the calcium levels in your blood and ...

Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a rare a neuroendocrine tumor that arises from the parafollicular C cells of the thyroid, which are neural crest derivatives and produce calcitonin and ...

Several studies have shown that tumor hypoxia is directly associated with a poor prognosis in patients with advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Hypoxic and/or anoxic areas have an ...

The parathyroid glands are four small glands located in the neck. They regulate the amount of calcium in the blood. If the glands are over-functioning, an individual may need surgery to remove one or ...