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The main approach to treatment is surgery, which can either involve taking out just the affected lobe (known as lobectomy or partial thyroidectomy) or the complete thyroid gland (total thyroidectomy).

A lobectomy involves removing only the lobe of the thyroid gland where nodules are present. Cancerous thyroid nodules could also be treated with radioiodine and chemotherapy. If you are diagnosed ...

Thyroid cancer is a type of cancer that starts in your thyroid gland. A gland is an organ in your body that makes a substance. Your thyroid is shaped like a small butterfly and is found inside the ...

your healthcare provider will prescribe the removal of the thyroid gland. If the nodules are very small and are not showing signs of spreading much, a lobectomy may be performed. A lobectomy involves ...

Thyroid nodules are lumps that occur in the thyroid gland in the front of the throat. There may be no symptoms, but people may feel a bump in the neck. Thyroid nodules can be a sign of iodine ...