The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ... known as a goiter. The thyroid gland in the neck uses iodine to produce hormones that regulate the heart rate and other body functions.

A lobectomy is when one of the two lobes of your thyroid is removed. If the cancer has spread, lymph nodes in the neck area may be taken out, as well. Tissue around the thyroid gland may also be ...