Thyroid Nodules : Diagnosis and Management

Description

Utilizing the most current evidence, this practical book is the first publication of its kind to focus exclusively on the clinical and laboratory evaluation and therapy of thyroid nodules, including advances in evaluation and controversies in management. Opening with chapters presenting the epidemiology, history, laboratory and clinical evaluation of thyroid nodules, the use of radioactive isotope ultrasound and CT scanning in diagnosis is then described. The interpretation of thyroid cytology following fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies and the use of molecular markers are discussed in detail, as is the controversial use of thyroxine therapy. Following a presentation of the common and minimally invasive surgical approaches to thyroid nodules, chapters on multinodal goiters, incidentalomas and thyroid nodules in children round out the presentation. Written and edited by leading US and international thyroidologists, Thyroid Nodules is a useful, state-of-the-art text for endocrinologists, surgeons, and primary care physicians. Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii Epidemiology of Thyroid Nodules (Alan A. Parsa, Hossein Gharib)....Pages 1-11 History and Examination for Thyroid Nodules (Alan A. Parsa, Hossein Gharib)....Pages 13-18 Laboratory Evaluation for Thyroid Nodules (Alan A. Parsa, Hossein Gharib)....Pages 19-33 Nuclear Medicine in Evaluation and Therapy of Nodular Thyroid (Jolanta M. Durski, Trond Velde Bogsrud)....Pages 35-62 Imaging for Thyroid Nodules (Tara L. Henrichsen)....Pages 63-80 Fine-Needle Aspiration for Thyroid Nodules (Tara L. Henrichsen)....Pages 81-87 Description and Classification of Thyroid Cytology (Michael Rivera, Jennifer L. Sauter, Michael R. Henry)....Pages 89-110 Molecular Markers and Thyroid Nodule Evaluation (Trevor E. Angell, Matthew I. Kim, Erik K. Alexander)....Pages 111-128 Thyroxine Therapy for Thyroid Nodules (Alan A. Parsa, Hossein Gharib)....Pages 129-134 Multinodular Goiter (Sina Jasim, Hossein Gharib)....Pages 135-152 Thyroid Incidentalomas (Danae A. Delivanis, M. Regina Castro)....Pages 153-167 Surgery for Thyroid Nodules (Randall P. Scheri, Julie Ann Sosa)....Pages 169-192 Minimally Invasive Treatments for Thyroid Nodules (Enrico Papini, Rinaldo Guglielmi, Antonio Bianchini, Giancarlo Bizzarri)....Pages 193-206 Thyroid Nodules in Children (Siobhan Pittock)....Pages 207-231