A thyroid incidentaloma is an unexpected, asymptomatic thyroid tumor fortuitously
discovered during the investigation of an unrelated condition. The prevalence rate is 67 …

Incidental thyroid nodules that are found on an imaging study performed for reasons other
than thyroid pathology represent a common scenario encountered by health care providers …

Incidental lesions of the thyroid gland are an increasing problem facing clinicians. While
asymptomatic palpable lesions are detected in only 4–7% of the population, currently …

The worldwide incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing substantially, almost exclusively
attributable to small papillary thyroid cancers. Increased use of diagnostic imaging is …

Palpable thyroid nodules occur in 4 to 7 percent of the population, but nodules found
incidentally on ultrasonography suggest a prevalence of 19 to 67 percent. The majority of …

Thyroid nodules are very common in the general population. The prevalence of palpable
thyroid nodules is only approximately 4–7%, but the prevalence of ultrasound–detectable …

In 1955 Mortensen and colleagues (1) reported on a large autopsy study showing that
approximately 50% of autopsied patients had either single or multiple thyroid nodules. Most …

OBJECTIVE: Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) whole body positron emission tomography (PET)
scan may show clinically occult second lesions. Such lesions in the thyroid are increasingly …

Background Thyroid nodules are common, yet treatment modalities range from observation
to surgical resection. Because thyroid nodules are frequently found incidentally during …

This review describes the frequency of solitary thyroid nodules and their relationship to
thyroid cancer. The importance of selecting patients appropriately for surgical excision is …