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University of Latvia, Faculty of Medicine, Riga, Latvia
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Facoltà di Scienze Biomediche, Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Lugano, Switzerland
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Introduction Thyroid nodules (TNs) are frequently found in the general population, especially among women and the elderly. Research has observed TNs in up to 70% of screened adults, with around 5% potentially harboring cancer ( 1
Thyroid Head and Neck Ablation Center, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
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Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Departments of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Thyroid Head and Neck Ablation Center, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
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Thyroid Head and Neck Ablation Center, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
Department of Radiology, Jen-Ai Hospital, Dali Branch, Taichung, Taiwan
School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Introduction Thyroid nodules are a common and usually benign occurrence. Previous studies have reported prevalence rates of 2–6% with palpation, and 19–35% with ultrasound ( 1 ). With the current widespread use of ultrasound in clinical
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Introduction Thyroid nodules are common, being palpable in 5% of adults and present in more than 60% of adults on high-frequency ultrasound (US) of the neck ( 1 , 2 ). Five to 10% of these nodules are malignant, and patients are then treated
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Introduction Thyroid nodules (TNs) are commonly detected via high-resolution ultrasonography (US) and affect approximately 70% of the general population ( 1 , 2 ). Although most are benign TNs (BTNs) and asymptomatic, a noticeable but small
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Introduction Risk stratification of thyroid nodules uses ultrasound features predictive of benign or malignant disease to identify nodules that should undergo biopsy. Biopsy is an invasive procedure and may not yield a final diagnosis one out
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Introduction Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNA) is widely accepted as the most accurate and cost-effective diagnostic procedure in the assessment of thyroid nodules. The Bethesda System outlines the diagnostic categories for thyroid nodules
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Department of Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Introduction The incidence of thyroid nodules, which affect up to 60% of the general population in certain countries, continues to increase ( 1 ). Considering that about 5% prove to be malignant, this high and increasing figure of thyroid
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Introduction The prevalence of thyroid nodules (TNs) in the general population is approximately 60% ( 1 , 2 ). Most TNs are benign and do not require any kind of treatment. For large nodules causing compressive symptoms, hormonal dysfunction
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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 cytology (FNA) ( 1 , 2 , 3 ). Robust evidence demonstrates that the
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Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Introduction Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an effective treatment for thyroid nodules, with a mean volume reduction ranging 50–90% at 1-year follow-up ( 1 ). As a general rule, the smaller the treated nodule the higher the volume reduction