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 ...

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 ...

Hearing your doctor say there is a cord around your baby’s neck can make you feel anxious. This condition is called a nuchal ...

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 ...

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 ...