The thyroid nodule is a common entity. Although autopsy … of thyroid nodules larger than 1
cm in patients without clinical evidence of thyroid disease, the prevalence of palpable nodules …

… Thyroid nodules are common, yet treatment modalities range from observation to surgical
resection. Because thyroid nodules … of specialties encounter thyroid nodules. Clinical decision …

… exclude cancerous lesions and is probably not relevant when evaluating a thyroid nodule.
The best use of this test is in the follow-up of patients with thyroid cancer after thyroidectomies. …

… There is no cvi dence that radiation-associated thyroid cancer is any … thyroid nodules may
commonly occur in the thyroid by two processes. Benign monoclonal or oligo clonal thyroid …

… but the goal of thyroid nodule evaluation is to reliably identify as close to 100% of thyroid
cancers as possible, while avoiding the resection of asymptomatic, truly benign thyroid nodules. …

… This review summarizes the clinical importance of adequate evaluation of thyroid nodules,
focuses on the clinical evidence for diagnostic tests that can clarify the risk of thyroid cancer, …

… ultrasound evaluation of all palpable thyroid nodules. In … risk of thyroid malignancy (history
of familial thyroid cancer or … effective and accurate method for evaluating thyroid nodules. …

Context Approximately 60% of adults harbor 1 or more thyroid nodules. The possibility of
cancer is the overriding concern, but only about 5% prove to be malignant. The widespread use …

… to evaluate a thyroid nodule [7]. FNA biopsy has decreased the cost of care of thyroid nodules
by 25% [34]. The sensitivity of FNA biopsy is 65–98% with a specificity of 72–100%. Any …

… women with nonfunctioning thyroid nodules and of children with thyroid nodules is similar
to … the management of thyroid nodules. This article reviews the workup for thyroid nodules, …