Differential Growth Rates of Benign vs. Malignant Thyroid Nodules
Author(s) -
Trevor E. Angell,
Chirag M. Vyas,
Marco Medici,
Zhihong Wang,
Justine A. Barletta,
Carol B. Benson,
Edmund S. Cibas,
Nancy L. Cho,
Gerard M. Doherty,
Peter M. Doubilet,
Mary C. Frates,
Atul A. Gawande,
Howard T. Heller,
Matthew I. Kim,
Jeffrey F. Krane,
Ellen Marqusee,
Francis D. Moore,
Matt A. Nehs,
Ann Marie Zavacki,
P. Reed Larsen,
Erik K. Alexander
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2017-01832
Subject(s) - thyroid nodules , medicine , nodule (geology) , malignancy , odds ratio , confidence interval , thyroid , prospective cohort study , radiology , pathology , biology , paleontology
Thyroid nodule growth was once considered concerning for malignancy, but data showing that benign nodules grow questioned the use of this paradigm. To date, however, no studies have adequately evaluated whether growth rates differ in malignant vs. benign nodules.
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