Pediatric thyroid disease: when is surgery necessary, and who should be operating on our children? [PDF]
Surgical diseases of the thyroid in the pediatric population represent a diverse set of both benign and malignant conditions. Overall, incidence is rare.
Breuer, Christopher +3 more
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Summary A retrospective analysis of thyroid scintiscanning at one hospital over a 3-year period revealed nineteen patients in whom a solitary, hyperfunctioning thyroid nodule was producing thyrotoxicosis. Most of the patients had clinical features referable to hyperthyroidism and in the majority a solitary nodule was ...
I, Ramsay +3 more
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Thyroid nodules treated with percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation: a comparative study [PDF]
Percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation (RTA) was reported as an effective tool for the management of thyroid nodules (TNs). The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of RTA and to establish whether they were treatment-related by ...
Assanti, A P +12 more
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Painless thyroiditis associated to thyroid carcinoma: role of initial ultrasonography evaluation
Even though it is a rare event, most associations of thyroid carcinoma with subacute thyroiditis described in the literature are related to its granulomatous form (Quervain’s thyroiditis).
Raisa Bressan Valentini +3 more
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Ultrasonic Thyroid Nodule Segmentation Based on Segmentation Adversarial Network
An ultrasonic thyroid nodule segmentation model based on conditional segmentation adversarial network (cSegAN) was proposed to achieve more accurate segmentation of thyroid nodules.
Junxia WU +3 more
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Frequency and significance of Ras, Tert promoter, and Braf mutations in cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules: A monocentric case series at a tertiary-level Endocrinology unit [PDF]
PurposeThe management of thyroid nodules of indeterminate cytology is controversial. Our study aimed to establish the frequency and significance of H-,K-,N-RAS, TERT promoter, and BRAF gene mutations in thyroid nodes of indeterminate cytology and to ...
Barollo, Susi +13 more
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Investigating thyroid nodules.
Thyroid nodules are common clinically and even more common as an incidental finding during ultrasonography. Routine screening of thyroid nodules in patients with hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism without risk factors for thyroid cancer is not recommended. Most thyroid nodules are benign.
Venkatesh, Nisha, Ho, Jui T
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Revisiting Rupture of Benign Thyroid Nodules after Radiofrequency Ablation: Various Types and Imaging Features [PDF]
BackgroundTo evaluate the imaging features, clinical manifestations, and prognosis of patients with thyroid nodule rupture after radiofrequency ablation (RFA).MethodsThe records of 12 patients who experienced thyroid nodule rupture after RFA at four ...
Sae Rom Chung +4 more
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DOES STILL EXIST A CORRELATION BETWEEN X-RAYS OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE AND BENIGN NODULAR THYROID DISEASE? [PDF]
Objective: The prevalence of benign nodular thyroid disease in the general population is high, as shown by various studies, and the diagnosis is eased by the improved diagnostic capacity of the instruments used.
Lo Baido Chiara +2 more
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Abstract Among 300 patients with thyroid nodules subjected to a needle drill biopsy, 62 were found to contain cystic lesions. Analysis of these 62 cases showed that in 17 the swelling had completely disappeared after the biopsy. The remaining 45 had residual or recurrent swellings.
M K, Ma, G B, Ong
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