Thyroid nodule medical therapy

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Medical Therapy

It is recommended to use thryoid hormone in iodine insufficient areas as a treatment for benign thyroid nodules. Thyroid hormone in doses that suppress the serum TSH to subnormal levels may result in a decrease in nodule size and may prevent the appearance of new nodules in regions of the world with borderline low iodine intake but in iodine sufficient areas, there are insufficient evidence of beneficial effect of thyroid hormone treatment for benign thyroid nodules