H Gharib, MD, FACE, JR Goellner, MD - Endocrine Practice, 1995 - AACE Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy of the thyroid gland is a reliable, safe,
and cost-effective procedure that has become an integral part of the evaluation
of thyroid nodules. The primary purpose of FNA biopsy is to identi- fy ... Cited by 331 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
SI Sherman - management - pittsurg.org Thyroid carcinoma accounts for roughly 1% of all new malignant disease, about
0·5% of cancers in men and 1·5% in women.1 Of these, at least 94% are
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PA Singer, DS Cooper, GH Daniels, PW … - Archives of Internal Medicine, 1996 - archinte.highwire.org Between 4% and 7% of individuals in the United States have palpable thyroid
nod¬ ules.1 Thyroid nodules are more com¬ mon in women and increase in
frequency with age. Fewer than10% ofsolitarynod¬ ules are malignant. The ... Cited by 312 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►endojournals.org L Hegedus, SJ Bonnema, FN Bennedbaek - Endocrine Reviews, 2003 - Endocrine Soc Most patients need no treatment after malignancy is ruled out. In case of
cosmetic or pressure symptoms, the choice in multinodular goiter stands between
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D Danese, S Sciacchitano, A Farsetti, M … - Thyroid, 1998 - liebertonline.com Page 1. THYROID Volume 8, Number 1, 1998 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Diagnostic
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imaging techniques, adding unique information to the characterization of
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H Gharib - Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America, 1997 - Elsevier Thyroid nodules are commonly found in clinical practice, and their detection by
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D Giuffrida, H Gharib - The American journal of medicine, 1995 - Elsevier Some aspects of thyroid nodule evaluation and management remain controversial.
Radionuclide scanning provides functional information about nodules and
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