What is a thyroid nodule?

What is a thyroid nodule?

Thyroid nodules are benign in almost 95% of cases. Thyroid nodules are characterised by a small and generally asymptomatic swelling at the base of the neck (on the thyroid gland). Thyroid nodules are the result of various lesions such as a cyst, adenoma (benign...
Avoiding complications after thyroidectomy

Avoiding complications after thyroidectomy

Each year in France, around 45,000 people undergo a thyroidectomy. The removal of the thyroid gland, indicated in the event of a thyroid immune condition (Grave’s disease), thyroid cancer, toxic nodules, goitres, consists in removing all or part of the thyroid gland....

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