Thyroid Nodules
Assessment and investigation.
Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Clinical Guidelines
2023 European Thyroid Association Clinical Practice Guidelines for thyroid nodule management
National
NICE guideline [NG145]National
NICE guideline [NG145]: Thyroid disease: assessment and managementNational
NICE guideline [NG230]: Thyroid cancer: assessment and managementNational
2015 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid CancerLocal
2016 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid NodulesLocal
2017 Guidelines of the American Thyroid Association for the Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Disease During Pregnancy and the PostpartumLocal
2020 European Thyroid Association Clinical Practice Guideline for the Use of Image-Guided Ablation in Benign Thyroid NodulesLocal
2023 European Thyroid Association Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate CytologyLocal
2025 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid CancerLocal
International Expert Consensus on US Lexicon for Thyroid NodulesLocal
Management Guidelines for Children with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid CancerLocal
Management of thyroid nodules detected at US: Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound consensus conference statementLocal
The diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules: Consensus statement of the Indian Thyroid SocietyLocal
Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy: ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 223Local