The thyroid, a small, butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the front of the neck, is part of the endocrine system. Small lumps or bumps, called nodules, are often present — and may or may not be ...

In most cases, neck pain occurs due to a minor injury. But new, worsening, or constant neck pain could be a symptom of cancer, especially if a person has other cancer symptoms, such as a lump. Neck ...

Enlarging purple pruritic nodules on the dorsal neck One month after a painful neck rash, an HIV-positive man develops pruritic purple lesions at the same site. A 34-year-old African American man ...

Thyroid cancer is often a highly treatable disease. Most cases are detected in early stages and have excellent outcomes. There are several different types of thyroid cancer, and recent changes in ...

Symptoms of thyroid cancer can include swelling or a lump in the neck, pain, voice changes, and more. However, benign conditions can also cause many of these symptoms. Lumps in the thyroid area can ...

There’s no routine screening test for thyroid cancer, and many people don’t notice any symptoms. But when symptoms do appear, ...

You may experience neck and jaw pain simultaneously for several reasons. Because the two are connected, what affects one also affects the other. Because the neck and jaw are connected by joints, it ...

Lung nodules are small growths in your lungs, less than 30 millimeters in diameter. Many nodules aren’t cancerous, but the risk becomes higher with increased size. A lung nodule is an irregular growth ...

The patient’s nodules were keloid scars due to herpes zoster. With age-related decrease in cell-mediated immunity, the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) that has been lying dormant in a dorsal root ...