Purpose. To determine the relationship between Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and all stages
of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with or without local lymph node metastasis (LNM) …

Thyroid Nodular Disease•. The incidence of sub-clinical thyroid nodules in the general
population is high.•. Thyroid carcinoma is rare and has a good prognosis.•. Clinical criteria …

Thyroid nodules are common in the United States, with a prevalence of 4–7% for palpable
nodules. However, nonpalpable nodules discovered incidentally on ultrasound or at autopsy …

Dramatically, within several decades, there has been a shift toward increasing complexity
within the health care environment. Patient care delivery systems that are appropriately …

The proportion of elderly people is growing steadily in Western societies as a consequence
of increased life expectancy and reduced birth rates. Americans aged 80 years and older …

A punção aspirativa por agulha fina (PAAF) é utilizada como exame complementar inicial na
avaliação das lesões da tiróide, tendo grande aceitação por se tratar de um método …