Thyroid cancer, though rare, affects around 53,000 Americans annually, with subtle early signs often overlooked. Key ...

Surveillance Alone. Once malignancy and abnormal thyroid function have been excluded, there is really no need to treat thyroid nodules unless they are already causing compression or cosmetic symptoms.

Most thyroid nodules are benign, and will never progress to clinically significant tumors. At most, 5% of patients evaluated for a palpable thyroid nodule harbor thyroid malignancy. [ 13 ] ...