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Nuclear Bombs, Radioiodine and Thyroid Cancer

This page is an excerpt from the AACE home page.

Thyroid Cancer: Medullary Cancer

This page includes more advanced information on a specific type of thyroid cancer. . .

Preoperative Localization of Parathyroid Tumors

If you have parathyroid disease, chances are that just one of your parathyroid glands has gone bad. Parathyroid disease will be cured if the surgeon takes out that one bad gland!  But, there are four parathyroids and they can be located all over the n

Parathyroid Anatomy

The key to these questions is to understand where parathyroids come from. When you understand this, you will understand why parathyroid anatomy is some of the most variable anatomy in the human body--and why it is VERY important to get a very experienced parathyroid surgeon to

Thyroid Function Tests

Test Abbreviation Typical Ranges Serum thyroxine T4 4.6-12 ug/dl

Hypothyroidism: Too little thyroid hormone

Since hypothyroidism is caused by too little thyroid hormone secreted by the thyroid, the diagnosis of hypothyroidism is based almost exclusively upon measuring the amount of thyroid hormone in the blood.  There are normal ranges for all thyroid horm

M.E.N. Syndromes: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

Definition of the MEN Syndromes MEN stands for "Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia".   The MEN syndromes are conditions which cause overactivity and enlargement in certain endocrine glands.  MEN syndromes are usually (but not always) inherit

How Your Thyroid Works

Your thyroid gland is a small gland, normally weighing less than one ounce, located in the front of the neck.

Your Thyroid Gland

The thyroid gland is the biggest gland in the neck. It is situated in the anterior (front) neck below the skin and muscle layers.

Thyroid Gland Function

Some information on this page is a little more advanced. If you have trouble understanding the process of normal thyroid function, please go to our page describing this process first.
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