Thyroid nodule management: clinical, ultrasound and cytopathological parameters for predicting malignancy
Although fine-needle aspiration cytology is considered to be the reference method for evaluating thyroid nodules, the results are inaccurate in approximately 10-30% of cases. Several studies have attempted to predict the risk of malignancy in thyroid nodules based on age, nodularity, thyrotropin val...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2012-08-01
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| Series: | Clinics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012000800015 |