Lung cancer has the highest morbidity and mortality rate worldwide. The early detection of pulmonary nodules in lungs can help reduce the incidence of lung cancer. However, due to the great variance ...

Thyroid nodules are growths in the thyroid gland, a small organ in your neck located in front of your windpipe (trachea). The thyroid gland produces thyroid hormone, which regulates many of your ...

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has been extensively employed as an imaging modality in thyroid nodule diagnosis due to its capacity to visualise the distribution and circulation of micro-vessels ...

However, there is no consensus if calcitonin testing should be routinely used in all people who have a thyroid nodule. We evaluated the available literature to address the accuracy of calcitonin ...

Objectives Scrub typhus is an emerging neglected tropical disease, reported from many parts of Asia including Nepal. This study aims to determine the seroepidemiology of scrub typhus among febrile ...

Key messages Tetracycline, doxycycline, azithromycin, and rifampicin are effective antibiotics for scrub typhus treatment that have led to few treatment failures. For specific outcomes, some ...

ABSTRACT Objectives: Thyroid nodules located in isthmus were found less prevalent, although papillary thyroid cancer in this location was reported to be more aggressive behaviour in some studies. Our ...

Navigational bronchoscopy showed similar accuracy to needle biopsy for diagnosing lung nodules, with a markedly lower risk of pneumothorax and related complications.

The nodules presented with a typical centrilobular distribution, sparing the pleural surfaces. The main diseases that present with this pattern are silicosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, some forms ...