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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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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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Introduction With the development of imaging techniques and popularized medical surveillance, more thyroid nodules are detected [ 1 , 2 ]. Among the general population, the incidence of thyroid nodules ranges from 19 to 68% [ 3 ], and 9
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Introduction The estimated prevalence of thyroid nodules in an adult population is 4–7% by palpation and 10–41% by ultrasound (US) scanning [ 1 , 2 ]. The overall malignancy risk, regardless of nodule size, is < 10%, and even smaller nodules
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Introduction Thyroid nodules are the most frequent endocrine disease. Palpable thyroid nodules occur with a prevalence of approximately 5% in women and 1% in men, but thyroid nodules are detectable by ultrasound (US) in up to 70% of randomly
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FNA and surgery [ 2 - 4 ]. In recent years, various molecular diagnostic tests have been implemented, aiming to improve the preoperative evaluation of ROM in cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules and to prevent unnecessary thyroidectomies [ 5
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Scope of the Document Thyroid nodules are common in the adult population with a prevalence at ultrasound (US) examination of up to 50% in adult females and 30% in males [ 1 - 3 ]. Most lesions are cytologically benign and neither cause local
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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 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 Epidemiological studies show that thyroid nodules are palpable in approximately 5% of women and 1% of men living in iodine-sufficient areas [ 1 - 3 ]. Using thyroid ultrasonography (US), this prevalence increases to 19–67%, with a