Benign Thyroid Diseases: Are There Gender-Specific Differences for Diagnosis and Treatment of Nontoxic Thyroid Nodules? Results from a 4-Year Retrospective Analysis of an Endocrine Tumor Board | Zendy

Jasmin Mettler | Zendy; Stella Armefti | Zendy; Matthias Schmidt | Zendy; Michael Faust | Zendy; Marianne Engels | Zendy; Costanza Chiapponi | Zendy

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Benign Thyroid Diseases: Are There Gender-Specific Differences for Diagnosis and Treatment of Nontoxic Thyroid Nodules? Results from a 4-Year Retrospective Analysis of an Endocrine Tumor Board

Author(s) -

Jasmin Mettler,

Stella Armefti,

Matthias Schmidt,

Michael Faust,

Marianne Engels,

Costanza Chiapponi

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

visceral medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 2297-475X

pISSN - 2297-4725

DOI - 10.1159/000505499

Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid nodules , thyroid , malignancy , endocrine system , thyroidectomy , biopsy , goiter , radiology , pathology , hormone

Benign nodular goiters are endemic in Germany and diagnostic thyroidectomy is one of the most frequent surgical procedures. Less than 10% result in a malignant finding which is a poor ratio in comparison to other European countries. There is a female preponderance in almost all thyroid pathologies according to the current literature but not much is known concerning gender-specific differences in thyroid nodules.

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