Incidental thyroid nodule

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 04 Mar 2009 English Publisher:BMJJournal:BMJ, volume 338, pages b611-b611 (issn: 0959-8138, eissn: 1468-5833,

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Authors: Chirag N, Patel; Georgina, Gerrard; Andrew F, Scarsbrook;

doi: 10.1136/bmj.b611

pmid: 19261672

Incidental thyroid nodule

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Abstract

Thyroid nodules may be coincidentally detected as a result of neck imaging, and most are benign; the authors discuss how best to decide which nodules are most likely to be malignant and require further evaluation

Related Organizations

St James's University Hospital
United Kingdom
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
United Kingdom
National Health Service
United Kingdom

Keywords

Diagnosis, Differential, Diagnostic Imaging, Male, Incidental Findings, Lung Neoplasms, Biopsy, Fine-Needle, Humans, Thyroid Nodule, Aged

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