Diagnostic approach to and treatment of thyroid nodules
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INTRODUCTION — Thyroid nodules come to clinical attention when noted by the patient, or as an incidental finding during routine physical examination, or during a radiologic procedure, such as carotid ultrasonography, neck computed tomography (CT), or positron emission tomography (PET) scanning. Several different disorders can cause thyroid nodules (table 1). Their clinical importance is primarily related to the need to exclude thyroid cancer, which accounts for 4.0 to 6.5 percent of all thyroid nodules in non-surgical series [1-4].
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تاریخ انتشار 2013