Thyroid Surgery
Surgery for thyroid cancer and goitre. Not every nodule needs an operation; the decision follows investigation.
Operations in this area
- Thyroid Cancer SurgeryBeing told you have a thyroid nodule is unsettling, but a nodule is a finding to be investigated rather than a diagnosis, and most turn out to be benign. When thyroid cancer is diagnosed, treatment is planned calmly and jointly with endocrinology and pathology. This page explains how a nodule is worked up, what decides between removing half of the thyroid and all of it, how the voice nerve and parathyroid glands are protected, and what life after surgery looks like.
- Goitre (Thyroid Enlargement)Being told you have a goitre, or that a scan has found a nodule in your thyroid, is unsettling, and most people fear the worst long before anyone has explained what the words mean. In fact, goitre is a broad description of an enlarged thyroid gland, and a large proportion of people who have one are looked after with regular monitoring rather than an operation. This page explains what goitre really means, the symptoms it causes, how it is investigated, and the specific circumstances in which surgery is genuinely the right answer.
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Which approach suits you is decided after examination and the necessary investigations.