… nodular goiter being more prevalent in iodine deficient areas.Our study was conducted in an
area … Therefore, the change in size of thyroid nodules reported in our study can be attributed …

… five-year follow-up studies on iodine nutrition and thyroid … that showed a significant decrease
in thyroid goiter in Slovenia … of thyroid nodules in the Huanghua area in this study may be …

… Thyroid nodules and goitre are common. After 10 years, the … the interval for the first follow-up
was extended from 3 to 4 years (22… regarding thyroid imaging and follow-up examinations in …

… decrease of goiters. However, the number of cases with … nodules or follow-up for all
individual included in this study. … was high in the Chinese population and showed a regional-…

… series of autonomously functioning thyroid nodules (AFTN) with a follow-up protracted up to
3 years. … tissue than B-mode US [33, 34], allows a targeted treatment of the still viable areas. …

… decided after the four- or five-year evaluation. Twelve-month … of laser ablating peripheral
parts of the nodule in preventing or … from the undertreated peripheral areas. Most cases of …

… , the large size of a goiter or hyperthyroidism. For those who … Some of the patients did not
return for follow-up after surgery … areas, on the need to approach patients with thyroid nodules …

… study, indications for initial surgery for MNG were: presence of compressive symptoms in a
patient with a thyroid nodule/s of 3 cm … However, we believe that in iodine-deficient areas both …

… , main endemic goiter belt is sub Himalayan region and … thyroid cancer (ITC) in multinodular
goiter (MNG) has been previously estimated to be 5–10% [12], [13]; however, recent studies …

… 274 μg/L), indicating a iodine-sufficient area according to the World Health Organization criteria.
… During the five-year follow-up, 11 additional cases fit the definition of goiter. As shown in …