The natural history of the benign thyroid nodule: what is the appropriate follow-up strategy?
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Summary
Larger diameter nodules and more rapidly growing nodules were not predictive of malignancy, and the practice of annually obtaining ultrasound for benign thyroid nodules should be discouraged.
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- article
- Published
- 2015-06-01
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- 44
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Keywords
Medicine, Nodule (geology), Thyroid nodules, Thyroid, Thyroidectomy
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