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Introduction Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is a rapid, cost-effective, and safe test, which is widely used for the diagnosis of thyroid nodules [ 1 ]. The positive predictive value of a malignant FNA cytology (FNAC) result is 97-99% according
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Introduction Thyroid nodules constitute a frequently encountered clinical problem [ 1 , 2 ], and some benign thyroid nodules (BTNs) may require treatment for associated symptoms and/or because of cosmetic problems. As curative surgery
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total body weight) associated with fatigue to mild effort. Physical examination showed a lobulated diffuse thyroid enlargement and multiple inflammatory lymph nodules in the lateral compartments of the neck. Routine blood tests were normal, including
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Introduction Thyroid ultrasound (TUS) is the most sensitive and cost-effective modality for the evaluation of thyroid nodules ( 1 ). When thyroid nodules are incidentally discovered on other imaging modalities, current guidelines suggest that
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present as thyroid nodules, the American Thyroid Association and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists have set recommendations for the systematic evaluation of thyroid nodules [ 2 , 3 ]. Their guidelines for the management of thyroid
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; MyLab 70; Esaote, Genova, Italy). All thyroid nodules were assessed by the same physician (A.L.), whose thyroidology experience is around 10 years. Optimal settings were always performed in the same order (gain, field of view, magnification) to perform
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common somatic mutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma). What Does This Case Report Add? • We identified concurrent BRAF mutation and TSHR polymorphism for the first time in a case of hyperfunctioning malignant thyroid nodule. • The findings
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Introduction For more than three decades, the cornerstones in the clinical management of patients with thyroid nodules have been ultrasound (US) and fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology [ 1 - 5 ]. Robust evidence demonstrates that the risk of
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conditions associated with these mutations. Of note is that both syndromes are associated with thyroid nodules in younger individuals, as is recognised in the American Thyroid Association’s recently published management guidelines for thyroid nodules in
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reader variations are particularly essential to evaluate ultrasound (US) techniques such as assessments of thyroid volume and thyroid nodules [ 7 ]. Likewise, US devices as well as laboratory measurement techniques may be prone to variations [ 8 ]. It