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Ernesto Maddaloni Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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Silvia Irina Briganti Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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Anna Crescenzi Pathology Unit, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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Giuseppina Beretta Anguissola Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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Eleonora Perrella Pathology Unit, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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Chiara Taffon Pathology Unit, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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Andrea Palermo Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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Silvia Manfrini Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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Paolo Pozzilli Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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Angelo Lauria Pantano Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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Introduction Thyroid nodules affect up to two-thirds of the general population, with 7–15% being thyroid cancers. The number of thyroid nodules’ diagnoses is constantly increasing due to the fortuitous findings during imaging procedures

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Roussanka D. Kovatcheva Department of Endocrinology, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Alexander D. Shinkov Department of Endocrinology, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Inna D. Dimitrova Department of Endocrinology, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Ralitsa B. Ivanova Department of Endocrinology, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Kalin N. Vidinov Department of Endocrinology, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Radina S. Ivanova Department of Endocrinology, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Introduction Thyroid nodules are a common clinical finding, usually asymptomatic. Epidemiologic studies report 19–68% prevalence of thyroid nodules diagnosed with high-resolution ultrasound (US) in the general population [ 1 ]. It is important

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Irini S. Hadjisavva Economides Nicosia Endocrinology Center, Nicosia, Cyprus

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Roberto Dina Department of Cellular Pathology, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare Trust, London, UK

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Michael A. Talias Healthcare Management Postgraduate Program, Open University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

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Panayiotis A. Economides Economides Nicosia Endocrinology Center, Nicosia, Cyprus

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Introduction Thyroid nodules are extremely common with a prevalence of about 20-76% of the adult population based on detection by ultrasonography [ 1 ]. Thyroid cancer is rare; however, in the past few decades its incidence has significantly

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Tayyab S. Khan Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Esha Sharma LMC Diabetes and Endocrinology, Brampton, Ontario, Canada

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Baldev Singh LMC Diabetes and Endocrinology, Brampton, Ontario, Canada

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Bikram Jammu LMC Diabetes and Endocrinology, Brampton, Ontario, Canada

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Amarinder Chadha LMC Diabetes and Endocrinology, Brampton, Ontario, Canada

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Divya Markanday LMC Diabetes and Endocrinology, Brampton, Ontario, Canada

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Yan Yan Wu Office of Public Health Studies, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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Harpreet S. Bajaj LMC Diabetes and Endocrinology, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Leadership Sinai Centre for Diabetes, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Introduction Ultrasound-guided thyroid fine needle aspiration and biopsy (FNAB) has become the test of choice for evaluation of thyroid nodules. It combines ease of access and a high sensitivity and specificity to offer reliable results to aid

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Massimiliano Andrioli Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, San Luca Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano

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Chiara Carzaniga Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, San Luca Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano

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Luca Persani Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, San Luca Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano
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

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Laszlo Hegedüs Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

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Andrea Frasoldati Division of Endocrinology, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy

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Roberto Negro Division of Endocrinology, “V. Fazzi” Hospital, Lecce, Italy

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Enrico Papini Division of Endocrinology, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Albano Laziale, Italy

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being tested for ablation of benign and malignant thyroid nodules [ 12 , 13 ]. Although there is a growing body of evidence to support the use of these procedures, we have very little information on their current dissemination into the clinical

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Aly Bernard Khalil Imperial College London Diabetes Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Roberto Dina Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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Karim Meeran Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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Ali M. Bakir Imperial College London Diabetes Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Saf Naqvi Imperial College London Diabetes Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Alia Al Tikritti Imperial College London Diabetes Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Nader Lessan Imperial College London Diabetes Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Maha T. Barakat Imperial College London Diabetes Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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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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Sravanthi Nagavalli Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Torrance, CA, USA

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Marelle Yehuda Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Torrance, CA, USA

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Laron W. McPhaul Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA

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Andrew G. Gianoukakis Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Torrance, CA, USA

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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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Yulia P. Sych Department of Endocrinology 1 at I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian Federation

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Valentin V. Fadeev Department of Endocrinology 1 at I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian Federation

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Elena P. Fisenko Laboratory of Ultrasound Diagnostics, Federal State Research Institution “B.V. Petrovsky National Research Centre of Surgery”, Moscow, Russian Federation

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Marina Kalashnikova Department of Endocrinology 1 at I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian Federation

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Introduction Ultrasonography (US) is the best tool for the visualization and assessment of thyroid lesions. Thyroid nodules are the most common among them, particularly in iodine-deficient areas [ 1 , 2 ]. To make US results more reliable and

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Ziyu Wan Health Management Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
Nursing Department, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

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Ying Li Health Management Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

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Xiaoqian Dong Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

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Yue Kang Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

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Juan Luo Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

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Jiangang Wang Health Management Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

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Pingting Yang Health Management Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

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Yaqin Wang Health Management Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

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Yinglong Duan Nursing Department, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

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Jianfei Xie Nursing Department, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

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Andy S K Cheng Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

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Introduction Thyroid nodules (TNs) refer to discrete lesions within the thyroid gland and are one of the most common clinical thyroid disorders. Most TNs are occult, with physical examination revealing them in only 5% of patients ( 1

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