Wilmington Endocrinology

01/31/2024

January is Thyroid Awareness Month 🦋 Have you checked on your thyroid recently?

07/20/2023

We are excited to share our most recent video publication through American Thyroid Association's Video Endocrinology journal. This case highlights our clinic's utilization of 3D Ultrasound in diagnosing thyroid nodules. We are incredibly proud of our team's continued hard work to make advancements in healthcare!

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ve.2023.0016

02/10/2023

3D thyroid ultrasounds are something we are proud to offer in our office! Visit our website to learn more about the technology!

01/28/2023

Another day of

Thyroid function and hormone replacement can be difficult to understand at times. While this graphic is extremely simplified, it shows the basics of how thyroid hormones, and if necessary, their replacement, work together.

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01/26/2023

It can be hard to know when your symptoms justify having your thyroid tested! There are many symptoms that can be associated with thyroid dysfunction, here are just a few!

Is there anything you would enjoy seeing for ? Let us know in the comments 💙

01/23/2023

Our first post for is 3 interesting facts about thyroid health. Be sure to follow us for more thyroid content through the remainder of our thyroid awareness series! 💜💙

01/21/2023

In honor of thyroid awareness month, we are starting a new series sharing facts and tips regarding your thyroid! Be sure to follow us to learn more. 🦋

10/19/2022

Can you spot the thyroid nodule? Through the use of elastography we are able to measure thyroid nodule tissue stiffness compared to thyroid tissue. Elastography is an ultrasound technology that has the potential to help distinguish benign from malignant thyroid nodules. 💙

10/14/2022

Elevated TSH can be an independent risk factor for thyroid cancer in patients with thyroid nodules. Be sure to ask your provide to check your complete thyroid function!



https://erc.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/erc/21/6/845.xml

10/07/2022

What could this left neck lesion behind the thyroid gland be? 🔍🔍

With the help of elastography we can conclude that this is a parathyroid adenoma. As shown above, the dark blue on shear wave elastography color scale indicates lower (soft) tissue stiffness compared to the thyroid tissue.

09/30/2022

Our research published with Endocrine European Society Journal shows in a prospective study of 2,100 patients that elevated Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb) is an independent risk factor for thyroid cancer in patients with thyroid nodules. Please ask your doctor to check your TgAb and TPO Ab if you have a thyroid nodule, abnormal thyroid function, or family history of thyroid disease. 💙🧡

https://tinyurl.com/yc3aww6z

This prospective study investigates the relationship between Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and thyroid cancer (TC) in patients with thyroid nodules (TNs). We prospectively examined 2100 patients with 2753 TNs between January 5, 2010 and August 15, 2013. A total of 2023 patients with 2669 TNs met the....

09/28/2022

As September comes to an end our office would like to take a moment to recognize Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month! When found early, thyroid cancer is usually treatable. Dr. Azizi and the rest of our team works hard daily to ensure we have the best equipment and resources to detect thyroid cancer. 🧡