A swelling in the neck due to an enlarged thyroid gland is called a goitre. Nodules are lumps in the thyroid gland. They are more common in women than men and increase in frequency with age.

Find out more about diagnosis, treatment and management by reading the BTF Guide to Nodules and Swellings. 

Thyroid surgery

Radioactive Iodine therapy (RAI)

Less invasive treatment options for benign thyroid nodules

'Meet the Expert' webinar about thyroid nodules and goitre (September 2021)

Q&As from webinar about thyroid nodules and goitre (September 2021)

'Meet the Experts' webinar on understanding thyroid function tests (November 2021)

Q&As from webinar about understanding thyroid function tests (November 2021)

information about thyroid uptake scans from the British Nuclear Medicine Society

Psychological wellbeing resources

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