The American Cancer Society recently estimated that about 45,000 new cases of thyroid
cancer will be diagnosed in the United States, with three-quarters occurring in women. The …

Thyroid nodules are common; almost 20% of the population has a palpable thyroid nodule
and approximately 70% has a nodule detected by ultrasound. Thyroid cancer is the most …

Abstract The National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsored the NCI Thyroid Fine‐needle
Aspiration (FNA) State of the Science Conference on October 22–23, 2007 in Bethesda, MD …

Most primary thyroid malignancies have distinctive cytologic features and are easily
recognizable on fine needle aspiration (FNA). The exceptions are follicular and Hürthle cell …

Thyroid nodules can be detected by ultrasonography in up to 68% of the general population.
They are typically benign and are often discovered incidentally. The primary goal of thyroid …

The vast majority of low grade follicular cell derived thyroid carcinomas follows an indolent
clinical course and is associated with very low mortality. Risk stratification using multiple …

Although thyroid nodules occur quite frequently, thyroid carcinoma is a relatively infrequent
malignancy. Fine needle aspiration has proven to be the most efficient, most accurate …

Thyroid nodules are approximately 4 times more common in women than in men. Palpable
nodules increase in frequency throughout life, reaching a prevalence of approximately 5% in …

Palpable thyroid nodules occur in 4–7% of the population but most are benign: dominant
nodules in nodular goitre or follicular adenomas. Thyroid cancer is the commonest type of …

This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of this field, and will serve as a
valuable resource for clinicians and researchers with an interest in the management of …