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Introduction Thyroid nodule (TN) is a common pathological condition requiring a specific diagnostic workup ( 1 ). The first step in diagnosing thyroid disorders is to conduct a physical examination of the thyroid gland, followed by laboratory
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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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Introduction Thyroid hormones (TH) affect cellular metabolism and thereby have vital functions for growth and metabolic homeostasis ( 1 ). Thyroid function is governed by the hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid (HPT) axis, where the thyrotropin
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-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the entry receptor used by SARS-CoV-2 to infect the host cell ( 3 , 4 ). Both ACE2 and the transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2), necessary for SARS-CoV-2 internalisation and activation, are highly expressed in the thyroid tissue
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Established facts Already known fact 1: Thyroid metastasis from ccRCC is relatively rare, so ultrasound doctors lack experience with the disease, which can easily lead to misdiagnosis. There is little discussion about its ultrasonographic
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Introduction Nonautoimmune hyperthyroidism (NAH) is caused by a constitutively activating thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) germline mutation. Germline mutations in TSHR lead to sporadic and familial NAH (SNAH, FNAH) whereas somatic
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Introduction Current postoperative follow-up (FU) and dynamic response to treatment (RTT) assessment of thyroid cancer primarily depends on postoperative neck ultrasound (POU) and thyroglobulin (Tg) determination ( 1 ). This FU strategy is
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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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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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Introduction Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) is one of the most prevalent groups of autoimmune diseases ( 1 ). Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) and Graves' disease (GD) are the most significant AITDs ( 2 ), GD being around ten times less common