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The Flying Goitre

November 18, 2013

I first met Mr Syed Maktum in 2004. A good looking tall man of 42 with great poise, he came bearing a letter from his doctor about a thyroid swelling. He wore a worried look on his face. Further tests revealed a 4.4cm solitary nodule in the right lobe of his thyroid gland. A needle … Read more

Categories Case Studies Tags goitre, lump, multinodular, nodule, surgery, thyroid, treatment

Thyroid Gland Problems

October 7, 2013

Thyroid Gland Problems The thyroid gland sits in the front of the neck, shaped like a butterfly, astride the windpipe (trachea). The thyroid’s job is to make thyroid hormone. This hormone controls the metabolic rate of every cell in our body, that is, it controls how fast we burn up energy.   Thyroid problems can … Read more

Categories Health Information Tags cancer, goitre, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, multinodular, nodule, thyroid, tips

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