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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
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existed within each nodule separately or individually on Doppler ultrasonography (Fig. 1 a). Fine-needle aspiration cytology revealed a “follicular neoplasm.” A right lobectomy of the thyroid was performed, and the whole nodule was diagnosed as a
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Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e di Comunità, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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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
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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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 The prevalence of thyroid nodules is population dependent and increases with age and with the use of thyroid ultrasonography (US). It is estimated to be 2–6% with palpation, 19–68% with US, and 8–65% in autopsy specimens [ 1
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Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal
Department of Surgery and Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine from the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal
Institute for Research Innovation in Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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( 12 ). However, predictive factors for thyroid cancer in patients with Graves' disease are still unknown ( 13 ). Thus, our aim was to evaluate the prevalence of thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer in patients with Graves’ disease and to characterize
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Introduction While the prevalence of thyroid nodules during pregnancy in areas with mild to moderate iodine deficiency varies between 3 and 21% ( 1 , 2 ) and increases with increasing parity ( 3 ), data from areas with sufficient iodine
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What Is Known about This Topic? • Cervical schwannomas can mimic thyroid nodules and are historically difficult to diagnosis preoperatively due to the low diagnostic yield of fine needle aspiration and their appearance as hypoechoic lesions on
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Background and Objectives Purpose of Thyroid Nodule Risk Stratification The majority of thyroid nodules are incidental findings of asymptomatic, benign lesions discovered by imaging examinations for reasons unrelated to the thyroid [ 1
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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