Abstract
High-resolution ultrasonography is sensitive and capable of detecting many small, nonpalpable thyroid nodules. Most of these lesions are benign. For most patients with nonpalpable nodules that are incidentally detected by thyroid imaging, simple follow-up neck palpation is sufficient.
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MedicineThyroid nodulesMalignancyPalpationRadiologyThyroidAsymptomaticIncidentalomaNodule (geology)Thyroid cancerAutopsyOccultPathologyInternal medicine
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- 126
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- 226-231
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Gerry H. Tan
(1997).
Thyroid Incidentalomas: Management Approaches to Nonpalpable Nodules Discovered Incidentally on Thyroid Imaging.
Annals of Internal Medicine
, 126
(3)
, 226-231.
https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-126-3-199702010-00009
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- 10.7326/0003-4819-126-3-199702010-00009