Surgery | Common Surgical Conditions | Endocrine Thyroid Lumps

Endocrine: Thyroid Lumps
Session Overview
Description
This session will provide you with an overview of clinical the presentation, investigation and management of thyroid lumps/Goitres.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Identify the anatomy and function of the thyroid gland
• Describe the term goitre and discuss epidemiology
• Establish the classification, clinical assessment and management of goitres
• Identify the different types of Thyroid cancer and their management
• Establish the aetiology and management of patients with Thyroid emergencies

Prerequisites
Before commencing this session you should read:

• “The Thyroid”, Chapter 37, Lecture Notes: General Surgery. 12th Edition, 2011. Wiley-Blackwell Publishers. Written by Harold Ellis, Sir Roy Calne and Christopher Watson; pages 311-322
• “Breast and endocrine surgery”, Chapter 6, Oxford Handbook of Clinical Surgery. 2013. Fourth Edition. Oxford University Press. Edited by Greg McLatchie, Neil Borley and Joanna Chikwe; pages 250-259

This session aims to provide you with information regarding the clinical presentation, assessment, and management of thyroid lumps/goiters.