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PAPILLARY THYROID CARCINOMA Part of “CHAPTER 40 – THYROID CANCER“ PREVALENCE Thyroid carcinoma is classified into four major types, which in decreasing order of frequency are papillary, follicular, medullary, and…

RADIATION AND THYROID CARCINOMA Part of “CHAPTER 40 – THYROID CANCER“ Thyroid carcinoma may be caused by exposure to ionizing radiation. It was the first solid tumor found to have…

THYROID CANCER Ernest L. Mazzaferri Approximately 18,100 new cases of thyroid carcinoma were diagnosed in the United States in 1999, ranking it 22nd in incidence among the major malignancies.1 Its…

INTEGRATED APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT OF THYROID NODULES Part of “CHAPTER 39 – THE THYROID NODULE“ The clinical challenge in thyroid nodule management is to define a diagnostic protocol that will…

THYROID NEEDLE ASPIRATION AND BIOPSY Part of “CHAPTER 39 – THE THYROID NODULE“ Obtaining tissue or cells from a thyroid nodule by some form of biopsy technique is the best…

THYROID HORMONE SUPPRESSION Part of “CHAPTER 39 – THE THYROID NODULE“ Thyroid hormone has been used for many years to reduce the size of thyroid lesions thought to be dependent…

DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF THE THYROID NODULE Part of “CHAPTER 39 – THE THYROID NODULE“ Because most thyroid nodule morbidity is related to cancerous lesions, clinical evaluation focuses on the identification…

IRRADIATION-RELATED THYROID NEOPLASIA Part of “CHAPTER 39 – THE THYROID NODULE“ Many causative factors in the development of thyroid nodules, especially thyroid carcinomas, are uncertain. One undisputed factor, however, is…

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF THYROID NODULES Part of “CHAPTER 39 – THE THYROID NODULE“ The differential diagnosis of apparent thyroid nodules covers a wide range of pathology1,2,3,4 and 5 (Table 39-1)….

PREVALENCE OF THYROID NODULES Part of “CHAPTER 39 – THE THYROID NODULE“ The prevalence of thyroid nodules must be considered from several perspectives. As many as 1.5% of adolescents may…