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Long- versus short-interval follow-up of cytologically benign thyroid nodules: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Thyroid nodules are common, and most are benign. Given the risk of false-negative cytology (i.e. malignancy), follow-up is recommended after 1–2 years, though this recommendation is based solely on expert opinion. Sonographic appearance may assist with planning, but is limited by large i...

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Autores principales: Medici, Marco, Liu, Xiaoyun, Kwong, Norra, Angell, Trevor E., Marqusee, Ellen, Kim, Matthew I., Alexander, Erik K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4730757/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26817603
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-016-0554-1