Thyroid incidentaloma: next to be neglected or investigated?

In modern clinical practice, thyroid incidentaloma is an unpalpated node in the gland, which detected accidentally by technical means of imaging when examining a patient for other, non-thyroid diseases. Its dimensions are limited to 10mm, limit above it can already be palpated qualified professional. author’s view, such definition narrows concept incidentaloma, primarily from nosological point view. Under micro- or macrofollicular nodular goiter, tumor, benign (adenoma) malignant (carcinoma), focus thyroiditis, cyst, inflammatory (infiltrate, abscess), calcifications. When enumerating methods detection incidental, palpation method excluded and nodes gland with its help not only up 10 mm size but also larger, should called incidental. The same said about that found on neck during operations diseases trachea, cervical esophagus, salivary glands. Speaking incidentalomas, at autopsy, noted some them larger than mm. All these positions do fit into as mm, determined instrumental methods. Therefore, broader more capacious formulated definition. Incidental disease considered any additional formation it, regardless size, non-target research. Unpalpated and, rule, clinically “dumb” methods, one subspecies incidentaloma. frequency their has increased sharply recent years, neoplasms unpredictable course, tactical approaches have been finalized.