and five patients with compressive nodular goiter (group B) were treated with LTA. Up to three needles were positioned centrally in the thyroid nodule and laser fiber was placed in the lumen of ...

Nodular goiter: This occurs when a lump or ... A toxic goiter occurs alongside high thyroid hormone levels, while a nontoxic goiter develops at the same time as normal thyroid hormone levels.

"Goiters can also develop due to thyroid nodules, growths within the gland that can lead to overall enlargement, as well as hormonal changes during pregnancy or menopause," says Dr. Quijano-Vega.

The most common causes of hyperthyroidism is Graves' disease at 70 per cent and toxic nodular goiter at 16 per cent. Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder that leads to hyperthyroidism.

Group B included five female euthyroid patients (age ranging between 63 and 81 years, mean ± SD: 69.4 ± 7.3 years) with compressive nodular goiter. Inclusion criteria were: normal serum levels ...