Decision Aid for Management of Thyroid Nodules and Early Thyroid Cancer
Stony Brook University
Summary
Patients with small favorable malignant or indeterminate thyroid nodules will receive information about management of thyroid nodules. Participants will be asked to complete brief surveys at the time of enrollment, shortly after the consultation appointment with the surgeon, and a few months after either the consultation or the surgery, to assess their satisfaction with their decision and decision making process. All participants will receive routine care and counseling by their endocrinologist and surgeon.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Histology showing indeterminate or malignant thyroid pathology (Bethesda III-VI) * Thyroid nodule size less or equal to 2cm Exclusion Criteria: * History of thyroid surgery * History of thyroid cancer
Interventions
- BehavioralThyroid Nodule Management Education
Participants will receive information about thyroid nodules and their management
Location
- Stony Brook University Cancer CenterStony Brook, New York