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Introduction Thyroid lesions with a follicular pattern, which is defined as the cells arranged around a central lumen containing colloid material, consist of a large group of thyroid neoplasms, including follicular adenoma (FA), follicular
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Introduction Nodular thyroid disease is a common finding, especially in females and in the elderly population. Thyroid nodules are found in 5% of the general population with the use of palpation [ 1 ], but high-resolution ultrasonography (US
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Introduction BRAF point mutations are common in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) [ 1 ]. The most frequent missense mutation BRAF V600E is due to the replacement of valine by glutamic acid (NM_004333.4), resulting in a constitutive MEK
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(GTT), which results from the direct stimulatory effect of human chorionic gonadotrophin on the thyroid gland, is also fairly common and accounts for ∼10% of cases. It most often presents as a subclinical hyperthyroidism in the first half of gestation
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Introduction Thyroid nodules are common, being present by palpation in up to 5% of individuals and by ultrasonography (US) in up to 50% [ 1 ]. While the overwhelming majority are benign, it is estimated that the incidence of cancer in
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Introduction Thyroid nodules are a common finding in endocrine clinical practice. Their prevalence is approximately 5% when detected by palpation but may occur at 70% frequency when the thyroid is examined by ultrasound [ 1 - 3 ]. Most nodules
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Introduction Nodule development is a commonly seen entity in the thyroid gland, and 4–7% of the adult population has a palpable thyroid nodule [ 1 ]. With imaging modalities, especially the widespread use of ultrasound
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observations is needed in hospitals with varying numbers of thyroid surgeries and experience. Therefore, we developed a symptom-based treatment algorithm for our multicenter thyroid network. A protocolized schedule to phase out supplementation was included
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Introduction An essential trace element, selenium (Se) is required for correct immune system function and plays a key role in thyroid physiology [ 1 ]. Se is incorporated into the molecular structures of some proteins. These so
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Introduction Thyroid cancer is the most common of all endocrine malignancies. Despite the advances in its genetic characterization, many authors now accept that about 30% of thyroid cancer cases are in a genetic “dark zone” due to the lack of