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Thyroid Gland

The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped endocrine organ in the front of the neck, below the larynx, that produces the iodine-containing hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) along with calcitonin, regulating metabolism, growth, and development. Its activity is controlled by thyroid-stimulating hormone fr…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 29× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2574-4496 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped endocrine organ in the front of the neck, below the larynx, that produces the iodine-containing hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) along with calcitonin, regulating metabolism, growth, and development. Its activity is controlled by thyroid-stimulating hormone from the pituitary gland, and disturbances in this system produce conditions ranging from hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism to goitre, autoimmune thyroiditis, and benign or malignant nodules. Because thyroid hormones influence nearly every tissue, gland dysfunction can affect energy metabolism, cardiovascular function, cognition, and reproductive health. The thyroid gland is significant in endocrinology and oncology as both a regulator of systemic physiology and a site of neoplastic disease. Key aspects include hormone synthesis and regulation, the histopathological patterns of thyroid disorders, and the structural and functional changes that accompany systemic illness. Research published in this journal examines the gland in contexts such as differentiated and rare thyroid cancers, leiomyosarcoma and metastatic tumours of the gland, thyroidectomy trends, thyroid abnormalities in chronic and end-stage kidney disease, trace-element content in malignant nodules, and Hashimoto's thyroiditis, reflecting an emphasis on the gland's pathology, its diagnosis, and its links to broader health.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2018

In The Pursuit of The Perfect Thyroid Care

Kumar Sahoo ManasCorresponding author
Consultant Nuclear Medicine & PET/CT, Department of Nuclear Medicine &PET-CT. Medanta-The Medicity, Gurugram, India.
Exact topic Thyroid Cancer doi:10.14302/issn.2574-4496.jtc-18-1986

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 29 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Thyroid Gland, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Thyroid Cancer (ISSN 2574-4496).

Journal editorial board
Giovanni Mauri · Italy Pamela Pinzani · Italy Byeong-Cheol Ahn · South Korea

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