Thyroid nodules are detected in up to 50 to 60% of healthy subjects. Most nodules do not
cause clinically significant symptoms, and as a result, the main challenge in their …

Abstract American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Associazione Medici
Endocrinologi, and European Thyroid Association medical guidelines for clinical practice for …

Thyroid diseases are the commonest endocrine disorders in the general population. In most
of the cases, they are consistent with benign conditions which may be asymptomatic or affect …

The incidence of well-differentiated thyroid cancer has seen a worldwide increase in the last
three decades. Whether this is due to a 'true increase'in incidence or simply increased …

Introduction Benign thyroid disorders are among the most common diseases in Germany,
affecting around 15 million people and leading to more than 100,000 thyroid surgeries per …

AACE= American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists; AFTN= autonomously functioning
thyroid nodule; AME= Associazione Medici Endocrinologi; BEL= best evidence level; CNB …

Background Incidental thyroid abnormalities detected on US examinations in children have
not been well documented. Objective To determine prevalence of incidental thyroid …

Abstract Context: Ultrasound (US)-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is the most
reliable nonsurgical test for distinguishing benign from malignant thyroid nodules. However …

Objective Ultrasound elastography (USE) assesses lesion stiffness by evaluating tissue
distortion in response to stress; it is emerging as a potentially useful tool to augment the …

BACKGROUND: The clinical significance of thyroid incidentalomas is controversial.
METHODS: The rate of malignancy was determined for patients with an incidentally …