Open AccessManagement of solitary thyroid nodules in rural Africa
Author(s) -
Loise N Wagana,
Isaiah Mwangi,
Paul Bird,
Arnold Hill
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v79i11.8803
Subject(s) - medicine , nodule (geology) , thyroid , thyroid nodules , malignancy , thyroidectomy , solitary pulmonary nodule , pathological , multinodular goitre , goiter , surgery , thyroid carcinoma , radiology , pathology , biology , paleontology , computed tomography
To review a simple protocol for the management of solitary thyroid nodules and to document the spectrum of pathological diagnoses associated with this condition.