The thyroid is butterfly shaped gland situated in front of the neck around windpipe just below the voice box. It has two lobes right & left attached with isthmus. On the back of thyroid, lobe lies two sets of parathyroids which controls calcium levels in our body. It rests on windpipe, food pipe and voice nerves. The primary function of thyroid gland is a production of hormones T3, T4 & Calcitonin. TSH is produced by the pituitary gland in the brain which controls the production of T3 & T4. Thyroid hormones (T3, T4) controls our body metabolism i.e rate of energy consumption by our body. It is the master gland that regulates almost all body system like heart, brain, respiratory system etc. Other hormone Calcitonin helps in maintaining calcium level in blood. The thyroid is prone to various functional & structural abnormalities. Functional abnormalities include Hypo or Hyperthyroidism in which the production of hormones from the gland is abnormal whereas a structural abnormality includes cancerous or non-cancerous growth. The patient can suffer structural abnormality even in presence of normal thyroid function.So careful evaluation is very important.
The thyroid is butterfly shaped gland situated in front of the neck around windpipe just below the voice box. It has two lobes right & left attached with isthmus….
Hypothyroidism is the condition in which thyroid gland does not produce enough hormones i.e T3, T4 to sustain our normal body functions Common symptoms that…
thyroid is a condition in which thyroid gland produce excess hormones i.e T3, T4 in contrary to the amount required by our body. Common symptoms that patients…
Goiter in simple words means swollen thyroid. The common perception among community is any thyroid related disorders means abnormal functional thyroid…..
Thyroid cancer is the commonest endocrine malignancy with more prevalence among women as compared to men.The number of patients with thyroid cancer….
Graves disease is a form of hyperthyroidism which is cause by generalized overactivity of thyroid gland. It is named after Robert Graves, an Irish physician, who first described this disorder…
Thyroid surgery has evolved over last few decades and have become much safer now in hands of experts. There are conditions when patient may need to undergo thyroid surgery……
Each individual has two voice nerves one on each side of wind pipe and behind the thyroid gland.These are recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) and external branch of superior……
Each individual has two voice nerves one on each side of wind pipe and behind the thyroid gland.These are recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) and external branch of superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN). These nerves maintain tone, pitch…
