“I am watching a TV show and notice this woman has a left thyroid mass. She needs a sonogram and fine needle biopsy. I wonder if she knows and hope it’s benign,” the doctor at NYU Langone ...

These “masses” or “growths” are known as thyroid nodules and are usually the most important precursors to cancer if left unchecked. Almost 50% of people above the age of 60 have thyroid ...

Or, during a routine physical exam, your doctor might just happen to feel a lump, called a nodule ... of treatment because if you have any thyroid cells left, TSH could trigger their growth.

Surgery carries risks—complications from anesthesia, hoarseness, hand numbness, or lifelong thyroid replacement drugs (about ...