Introduction Thyroid nodules are abnormal growths that occur in the thyroid gland forming a lump or bump within the other...

Introduction Thyroid nodules are abnormal growths that occur in the thyroid gland forming a lump or bump within the otherwise smooth thyroid surface. Thyroid nodules are common, occurring in 40% of women and 30% of men during their lifetime. Spongiform thyroid nodules are very common. Similar to all thyroid nodules, most spongiform thyroid nodules are benign. When people hear they have a spong...

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Thyroidectomy is the surgical removal of the thyroid gland. This is a common surgery for various thyroid conditions, inclu...

Thyroidectomy is the surgical removal of the thyroid gland. This is a common surgery for various thyroid conditions, including cancer, goiters, nodules, Grave’s disease, Hashimoto’s disease and others. While this surgery can cure thyroid cancer and thyroid disease while significantly improving a patient's quality of life, it has inherent risks like all other surgery and medical interventions. ...

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Today we're diving deep into a topic of critical importance – hypoechoic thyroid nodules. If you or someone you know has r...

Today we're diving deep into a topic of critical importance – hypoechoic thyroid nodules. If you or someone you know has recently received this diagnosis, it's essential to understand that hypoechoic thyroid nodules are more likely to be cancerous, making their removal through surgery the preferred treatment option. In this blog post, we will explore what hypoechoic thyroid nodules are, how the...

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Thyroid ultrasound is the best and most common method for evaluating the thyroid. This imaging test uses sound waves to ge...

Thyroid ultrasound is the best and most common method for evaluating the thyroid. This imaging test uses sound waves to get pictures of the thyroid gland, surrounding tissue and structures, and the lymph nodes in the neck. The first imaging study used in work-up and evaluation of papillary thyroid cancer and thyroid problems should always be an expert, skilled, high-resolution thyroid and neck ...

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Thyroid Cancer Screening The Clayman Thyroid Center and Hospital for Endocrine Surgery in Tampa, Florida are dedicated to...

Thyroid Cancer Screening The Clayman Thyroid Center and Hospital for Endocrine Surgery in Tampa, Florida are dedicated to making thyroid cancer screening standard practice. Dr. Rashmi Roy, senior thyroid surgeon and director of thyroid surgical services at the Clayman Thyroid Center, is the leader of the thyroid cancer screening program. The Hospital For Endocrine Surgery has teamed up with p...

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Top 4 Reasons to Worry About Thyroid Nodules What are Thyroid Nodules? Thyroid nodules are organized, usually well- de...

Top 4 Reasons to Worry About Thyroid Nodules What are Thyroid Nodules? Thyroid nodules are organized, usually well- defined growths that occur in the thyroid forming a lump or bump within the otherwise smooth thyroid gland. Thyroid nodules are common, occurring in at least 40% of women and 30% of men during their lifetime. Most thyroid nodules are benign, but some are cancerous. As best we ...

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Introduction to Surgery for Thyroid Removal The Clayman Thyroid Center specializes in the surgical treatment of thyroid d...

Introduction to Surgery for Thyroid Removal The Clayman Thyroid Center specializes in the surgical treatment of thyroid disorders, including surgery for thyroid removal. If you're considering surgery for thyroid removal, you've come to the right place. Our highly experienced team is dedicated to providing safe and effective treatment options to address thyroid all types of conditions. In this ...

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If you need or are considering a thyroid operation, the most important first step is to find the best thyroid surgeon. Un...

If you need or are considering a thyroid operation, the most important first step is to find the best thyroid surgeon. Unfortunately, nearly 90 percent of thyroid operations in the United States are performed by very inexperienced thyroid surgeons who perform less than two thyroid operation per month. To make this matter worse, many consider thyroid surgery a very common, simple and straightfo...

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Introduction to Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Hashimoto’s disease, or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, is a chronic inflammatory condit...

Introduction to Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Hashimoto’s disease, or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, is a chronic inflammatory condition of the thyroid gland. This is the most common cause of hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid function, in the United States and many other countries. Hashimoto’s disease is caused by an immune malfunction where your own immune system attacks your thyroid gland, causing ...

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Thyroid cysts are quite common and are almost always benign.  Large thyroid cysts can become very noticeable and be sympto...

Thyroid cysts are quite common and are almost always benign.  Large thyroid cysts can become very noticeable and be symptomatic simply because of their size.  There have been many approaches to manage thyroid cysts over time.  In some circumstances, surgery or ablative approaches are indicated when thyroid cysts are large or causing symptoms. The Four Most Important Facts About Thyroid Cysts ...

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Dr. Rashmi Roy, Senior Surgeon at the Clayman Thyroid Center & Hospital for Endocrine Surgery, is unquestionably one of th...

Dr. Rashmi Roy, Senior Surgeon at the Clayman Thyroid Center & Hospital for Endocrine Surgery, is unquestionably one of the most experienced thyroid surgeons in the US. Dr. Roy operates on a significant number of patients with thyroid goiters, many of whom other surgeons refuse because of their complexities. In fact, Dr. Roy has a YouTube channel dedicated to goiters & thyroid surgery.  Is thi...

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Thyroid nodules are growths that occur in the thyroid gland forming a lump or bump within the otherwise smooth, even thyro...

Thyroid nodules are growths that occur in the thyroid gland forming a lump or bump within the otherwise smooth, even thyroid. Thyroid nodules are common, occurring in 40% of women and 30% of men during their lifetime. Overall prevalence of thyroid nodules in the general population has been estimated as high as 65-68% based on autopsy studies. Most thyroid nodules are benign, but some are cancer...

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Thyroid cancer symptoms are usually very subtle and may not be noticed or recognized until very late.  In fact, almost eve...

Thyroid cancer symptoms are usually very subtle and may not be noticed or recognized until very late.  In fact, almost everyone with thyroid cancer does not recognize that they have slowly developed some symptoms with the associated slow growth and progression of most thyroid cancers.  Most thyroid cancers are diagnosed after an person has undergone some type of xray such as a CAT scan in the e...

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Removing lymph nodes in thyroid surgery is not done by every thyroid surgeon, but should be in most circumstances.  To bet...

Removing lymph nodes in thyroid surgery is not done by every thyroid surgeon, but should be in most circumstances.  To better understand why, lymph nodes in the neck are a charcoal filter system, for lack of a better term.  The problem with our human body and thyroid cancer, is that thyroid cancer cells can break out early from the thyroid gland and spread to these local lymph node (filters).  ...

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Meet Dr. Nate Walsh Dr. Walsh has a passion for cutting edge thyroid surgery. After practicing in Florida following his t...

Meet Dr. Nate Walsh Dr. Walsh has a passion for cutting edge thyroid surgery. After practicing in Florida following his training, he was afforded the opportunity to join the Clayman Thyroid Center to pursue this passion exclusively. He provides the most up to date, modern treatment for thyroid disease. Dr. Walsh is an exquisitely talented and experienced thyroid surgeon and is highly sought to...

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Thyroid cancer is the fastest growing cancer in the United States, mainly due to our ability to detect these cancers with ...

Thyroid cancer is the fastest growing cancer in the United States, mainly due to our ability to detect these cancers with simple neck exams and ultrasounds. In fact, the incidence has doubled since the 1970’s. Thyroid cancer is the 5th most common cancer in women. Certainly, the diagnosis is terrifying, but thyroid cancer is very treatable, even in most patients with advanced disease. Thyroid ...

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Today, we're getting to know the "Goiter Guru" a bit better! Meet Dr. Rashmi Roy, Senior Surgeon at the Clayman Thyroid C...

Today, we're getting to know the "Goiter Guru" a bit better! Meet Dr. Rashmi Roy, Senior Surgeon at the Clayman Thyroid Center and operating at the Hospital for Endocrine Surgery in Tampa, Florida. Dr Roy is one of the most experienced thyroid surgeons in the U. S. As in all of our surgeons, Dr. Roy only performs thyroid surgery with the highest cure rates and lowest complication rates, and ha...

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Thyroid cancer occurs in women 3-4 times more often than it occurs in men. Simply being a woman is therefore considered a ...

Thyroid cancer occurs in women 3-4 times more often than it occurs in men. Simply being a woman is therefore considered a risk factor for thyroid cancer. When we talk about women being at increased risk for thyroid cancer, we are talking about small papillary thyroid cancers. When compared to other more aggressive thyroid cancers like medullary thyroid cancer or poorly differentiated thyroid c...

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Today, we're getting to know Dr. Clayman better with a Q&A for Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month! Dr. Clayman has performe...

Today, we're getting to know Dr. Clayman better with a Q&A for Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month! Dr. Clayman has performed more than six hundred thyroid cancer operations per year for over thirty years among patients ranging from 6 months to 100+ years of age. If it pertains to thyroid surgery or thyroid cancer, there is likely nothing that he hasn’t seen.  Q&A with Dr. Gary Clayman of the Cl...

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Follicular Thyroid Cancer: Introduction Since the 1970’s, the incidence of thyroid cancer has doubled. Until recently, t...

Follicular Thyroid Cancer: Introduction Since the 1970’s, the incidence of thyroid cancer has doubled. Until recently, thyroid cancer was the fastest growing cancer in the United States, mainly due to our ability to detect these cancers so well (Ultrasound, CT scan, MRI, etc.). Thyroid cancer is the 5th most common cancer in women. Overall, the 5-year survival rate for people with thyroid can...

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Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s disease are the two most common autoimmune diseases affecting the thyroid gland. These are...

Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s disease are the two most common autoimmune diseases affecting the thyroid gland. These are a result of immune system malfunction and where antibodies against one’s own normal thyroid tissue. Both are also the most common causes of thyroiditis, or inflammation of the thyroid gland. Furthermore, Graves’ is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (too much thyroid ...

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Introduction Graves’ disease is an autoimmune condition whereby the immune system malfunctions and produces antibodies ag...

Introduction Graves’ disease is an autoimmune condition whereby the immune system malfunctions and produces antibodies against your own normal thyroid tissue. Graves’ disease is named after the physician who discovered and described the condition in 1835. Graves’ disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (the overproduction of thyroid hormone). When these antibodies attach to the rec...

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Thyroid Nodule Removal: Introduction Thyroid nodules are growths that occur in the thyroid gland forming a lump or bump w...

Thyroid Nodule Removal: Introduction Thyroid nodules are growths that occur in the thyroid gland forming a lump or bump within the otherwise smooth thyroid tissue. Thyroid nodules are common, occurring in 40% of women and 30% of men during their lifetime. Many people are unaware they have thyroid nodules. When people hear they have a thyroid nodule they worry about cancer and the need for nodu...

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Introduction to Hurthle Cell Thyroid Cancer Since the 1970’s, the incidence of thyroid cancer has doubled. Until recently...

Introduction to Hurthle Cell Thyroid Cancer Since the 1970’s, the incidence of thyroid cancer has doubled. Until recently, thyroid cancer was the fastest growing cancer in the United States, mainly due to our ability to detect these cancers so well (Ultrasound, CT scan, MRI, etc.). Thyroid cancer is the 5th most common cancer in women. Overall, the 5-year survival rate for people with thyroid ...

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Why the world’s best surgeons all work together at the Hospital for Endocrine Surgery The Hospital for Endocrine Surgery ...

Why the world’s best surgeons all work together at the Hospital for Endocrine Surgery The Hospital for Endocrine Surgery is the world’s top hospital for all types of endocrine surgery, including both open and robotic thyroid and parathyroid surgery for patients with thyroid disease, thyroid cancer as well as parathyroid tumors and primary hyperparathyroidism, respectively. The Hospital is also...

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Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Reasons to Seek Expert Care, Part II The importance of experienced and proficient surgical mana...

Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Reasons to Seek Expert Care, Part II The importance of experienced and proficient surgical management and how this affects further treatment, follow-up, and your quality of life. Please make sure to check out the first installment of this two- part series concerning expert diagnosis and surgical management for papillary thyroid cancer.  #4 Reason to Seek Expert Ca...

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Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Reasons to Seek Expert Care, Part I The importance of experienced and proficient diagnosis and ...

Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Reasons to Seek Expert Care, Part I The importance of experienced and proficient diagnosis and surgical management as they relate to outcomes and complications Introduction Since the 1970’s, the incidence of thyroid cancer has doubled. Until recently, thyroid cancer was the fastest growing cancer in the United States, mainly due to our ability to detect these can...

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Introduction to Thyroid Cancer Prevention Until recently, thyroid cancer was the fastest growing cancer in the United Sta...

Introduction to Thyroid Cancer Prevention Until recently, thyroid cancer was the fastest growing cancer in the United States, mainly due to our ability to detect these cancers so well (Ultrasound, CT scan, MRI, etc.). Thyroid cancer is the 5th most common cancer in women. Since the 1970’s, the incidence of thyroid cancer has doubled. Overall, the 5-year survival rate for people with thyroid ca...

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What is a thyroid goiter? A thyroid goiter is an abnormally large thyroid gland. A thyroid goiter develops either because...

What is a thyroid goiter? A thyroid goiter is an abnormally large thyroid gland. A thyroid goiter develops either because the whole gland is swollen or the gland has multiple growths or nodules within it. Sometimes, a thyroid goiter can get very big and be visibly protruding out of your neck area.  Other times, it can get so big that the goiter can grow below your collar bone and into your che...

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The top four reasons that surgery for Graves’ disease may be the best treatment Graves’s disease is a process where the b...

The top four reasons that surgery for Graves’ disease may be the best treatment Graves’s disease is a process where the body is fighting itself and producing small immune proteins called antibodies that attach to the thyroid gland.  When these antibodies attach to the thyroid gland it leads to the overproduction of thyroid hormone and often an enlargement of your thyroid gland itself (goiter)....

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Introduction to Hashimoto’s Disease Hashimoto’s disease, or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, is a chronic inflammatory condition ...

Introduction to Hashimoto’s Disease Hashimoto’s disease, or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, is a chronic inflammatory condition of the thyroid gland. This is the most common cause of hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid, in the United States and many other countries. We also know that Hashimoto’s disease is caused by an immune malfunction where your own immune system attacks your thyroid gland, cau...

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If you have questions or concerns about your thyroid mass, this is a great place to start. Top 4 Things to Know About a...

If you have questions or concerns about your thyroid mass, this is a great place to start. Top 4 Things to Know About a Thyroid Mass 1) What is a thyroid mass? A thyroid mass is essentially the same thing as a thyroid nodule. A thyroid mass is a growth that occurs in the thyroid gland forming a lump or bump within the otherwise smooth thyroid surface. Discovery of a thyroid mass is common,...

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Thyroid nodules are growths that occur in the thyroid gland forming a lump or bump within the otherwise smooth thyroid sur...

Thyroid nodules are growths that occur in the thyroid gland forming a lump or bump within the otherwise smooth thyroid surface. Thyroid nodules are common, occurring in 40% of women and 30% of men during their lifetime. Many people are unaware they have thyroid nodules. Some folks need thyroid nodule surgery to treat these abnormal growths or lumps in the thyroid gland. Thyroid nodule surgery i...

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The foundation of thyroid surgery is to identify and save the nerves to the voicebox. There is a right and left nerve to t...

The foundation of thyroid surgery is to identify and save the nerves to the voicebox. There is a right and left nerve to the voicebox that travels under the thyroid gland on each side of the neck.  They are in predictable locations and have predictable courses in the neck to the voice box. We have to safely identify these nerves 100% of the time before we proceed with any thyroid operation. Onl...

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Thyroid ultrasound is the best and most common method for evaluating the thyroid. This imaging test uses sound waves to ge...

Thyroid ultrasound is the best and most common method for evaluating the thyroid. This imaging test uses sound waves to get pictures of the thyroid gland, surrounding tissue and structures, and the lymph nodes in the neck. The first imaging study used in work-up and evaluation of thyroid cancer and thyroid problems should always be an expert, skilled, dedicated thyroid and neck ultrasound. Fina...

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Since the 1970’s, the incidence of thyroid cancer has doubled. Until recently, thyroid cancer was the fastest growing canc...

Since the 1970’s, the incidence of thyroid cancer has doubled. Until recently, thyroid cancer was the fastest growing cancer in the United States, mainly due to our ability to detect these cancers so well (Ultrasound, CT scan, MRI, etc.). Thyroid cancer is the 5th most common cancer in women. Overall, the 5-year survival rate for people with thyroid cancer is 98%, with long-term survival being ...

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Life After Thyroid Cancer Surgery Congrats! You have finished the most important step in your thyroid cancer treatment: s...

Life After Thyroid Cancer Surgery Congrats! You have finished the most important step in your thyroid cancer treatment: surgery to remove the disease. Take a few deep breaths and relax. I want to walk you through what your life after thyroid cancer surgery will look like. Since the 1970’s, the incidence of thyroid cancer has doubled. Until recently, thyroid cancer was the fastest growing canc...

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Thyroid surgery is growing in prevalence due to the increase in thyroid disease and cancer. In the United States alone, ro...

Thyroid surgery is growing in prevalence due to the increase in thyroid disease and cancer. In the United States alone, roughly 20 million people have thyroid disease and as many as 60% have undiagnosed thyroid disease. More than 12% of the United States population will develop some form of thyroid disease, including thyroid cancer, during their lifetime. Undiagnosed and untreated thyroid dise...

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Young Female Doctor's Hard Decision: Why I Chose Robotic Thyroid Surgery For My Thyroid Cancer My name is Janet, and I’m ...

Young Female Doctor's Hard Decision: Why I Chose Robotic Thyroid Surgery For My Thyroid Cancer My name is Janet, and I’m a very active 34-year-old doctor and mother of a 6-month-old beautiful boy. This is my story about my thyroid cancer and how I decided to have my thyroid cancer removed with scarless, robotic thyroid surgery, a new scarless operation offered by the thyroid experts in Tampa, ...

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Take a deep breath! Certainly, being diagnosed with any cancer can be very scary. So, if you just got diagnosed with  thyr...

Take a deep breath! Certainly, being diagnosed with any cancer can be very scary. So, if you just got diagnosed with  thyroid cancer, let me help walk you through what is going to happen and why. It is very important for you to know what kind of thyroid cancer you have. Most thyroid cancers are very curable, but one kind (anaplastic, which is extremely rare) is very deadly. As such, everything ...

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Thyroid cancer is very curable in the vast majority of cases. But, to have any chance of cure, you need to find the best s...

Thyroid cancer is very curable in the vast majority of cases. But, to have any chance of cure, you need to find the best surgeon you can, and your surgeon needs to do the best operation for the type of thyroid cancer you have. As a surgeon who has dedicated my entire career to thyroid surgery, I get to see several patients per week who need a second or third operation to cure their thyroid canc...

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When evaluating patients with thyroid and parathyroid gland problems over the years, I have heard the same comments from t...

When evaluating patients with thyroid and parathyroid gland problems over the years, I have heard the same comments from them over and over again.  At the top of the list is “I did not even know I had parathyroid glands”, followed by “what is the difference between my thyroid and parathyroid glands, do they do the same things?”.  This is understandable since everybody has heard of a thyroid gl...

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Finding the best thyroid surgeon is likely the most important task that any person will face when they have been told they...

Finding the best thyroid surgeon is likely the most important task that any person will face when they have been told they have a thyroid cancer or require a thyroid operation. If you need thyroid surgery, then you should do your homework to find the best surgeon for you and your situation. Unfortunately, in the US nearly 95% of thyroid surgery is performed by surgeons who perform less than one...

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Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Cancer: The Big Picture    What is a thyroidectomy? Thyroidectomy is removal of the thyro...

Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Cancer: The Big Picture    What is a thyroidectomy? Thyroidectomy is removal of the thyroid. This is also known as “thyroid surgery” or “thyroid resection”. Thyroid surgery is the mainstay of treating thyroid cancer. There are 2 main types of thyroidectomy: thyroid lobectomy (removal of half of the thyroid) and total thyroidectomy (removal of the entire thyroid)...

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    3 Best Ways to Screen and Check for Thyroid Cancer Thyroid Cancer Screening Thyroid cancer scree...

    3 Best Ways to Screen and Check for Thyroid Cancer Thyroid Cancer Screening Thyroid cancer screening is important if we want to catch the cancer early and make it nearly 100% curable. Thyroid cancer screening can be performed by your doctor, or by yourself. This article is about the 3 easiest ways that you can screen and self-check for thyroid cancer.  Thyroid cancer ...

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Top 4 Cases of Thyroid Cancer   #1 Cause of Thyroid Cancer: Mystery The sad truth is that for the vast majority of ...

Top 4 Cases of Thyroid Cancer   #1 Cause of Thyroid Cancer: Mystery The sad truth is that for the vast majority of patients, we will never know the cause of their thyroid cancer. That said we know a lot about the underlying mechanisms that lead from a normal cell to a cancerous tumor. Some of these ideas connect the other causes of thyroid cancer so I have created a presentation to help ...

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Is your Multinodular Goiter Actually a Substernal Goiter?  What is a Multinodular Goiter? You may ask yourself, what is ...

Is your Multinodular Goiter Actually a Substernal Goiter?  What is a Multinodular Goiter? You may ask yourself, what is a multinodular goiter? Are thyroid nodules the same thing as a multinodular goiter? What is this lump in my neck? Why are doctors telling me that I have a substernal goiter, but I don’t see anything in my neck? These are all appropriate questions and can be answered in this ...

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What are thyroid nodules? Thyroid nodules are growths that occur in the thyroid gland forming a lump or bump within the o...

What are thyroid nodules? Thyroid nodules are growths that occur in the thyroid gland forming a lump or bump within the otherwise smooth thyroid surface. Thyroid nodules are common, occurring in 40% of women and 30% of men during their lifetime. Most thyroid nodules are benign, but some are cancerous. When people hear they have a thyroid nodule they worry about cancer and the need for surgery....

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Screening for Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancers Begins at HCA Hospital Emergency Rooms, made possible by a collaboration...

Screening for Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancers Begins at HCA Hospital Emergency Rooms, made possible by a collaboration with the Clayman Thyroid Center and the Hospital for Endocrine Surgery Thyroid nodules and thyroid growths occur in nearly half of all adults. Thyroid cancer is present within 10-15% of these nodules. Because thyroid nodules are so common, they are often discovered inciden...

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