The Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Nodules

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Authors

Cosimo Durante · Sapienza University of Rome

Giorgio Grani · Sapienza University of Rome

Livia Lamartina · Sapienza University of Rome

Sébastiano Filetti · Sapienza University of Rome

Susan J. Mandel · University of Pennsylvania

David S. Cooper · Johns Hopkins Medicine

Abstract

Most thyroid nodules are benign. A diagnostic approach that uses ultrasound and, when indicated, fine-needle aspiration biopsy and molecular testing, facilitates a personalized, risk-based protocol that promotes high-quality care and minimizes cost and unnecessary testing.

Topics & Keywords

Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment BRCA gene mutations in cancer Head and Neck Anomalies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 319, Issue 9, pp. 914-914

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.0898

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