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The Natural History of Benign Thyroid Nodules
Author(s) -
Cosimo Durante,
Giuseppe Costante,
Giuseppe Lucisano,
Rocco Bruno,
Domenico Meringolo,
Alessandro Paciaroni,
Efisio Puxeddu,
Massimo Torlontano,
Dario Tumino,
Marco Attard,
Livia Lamartina,
Antonio Nicolucci,
Sébastiano Filetti
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2015.0956
Subject(s) - medicine , nodule (geology) , thyroid nodules , asymptomatic , thyroid , radiology , natural history , prospective cohort study , ultrasound , paleontology , biology
Detection of asymptomatic thyroid nodules has increased. Consensus is lacking regarding the optimal follow-up of cytologically proven benign lesions and sonographically nonsuspicious nodules. Current guidelines recommend serial ultrasound examinations and reassessment of cytology if significant growth is observed.

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