Ultrasonographic prevalence and characteristics of non-palpable thyroid incidentalomas in a hospital-based population in a sub-Saharan country

BACKGROUND: Thyroid incidentalomas (TI) are highly prevalent asymptomatic thyroid nodules with ultrasound as the best imaging modality for their detection and characterization. Although they are mostly benign, potential for malignancy is up to 10–15%. In sub-Saharan Africa little data exists on the...

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Autores principales: Moifo, Boniface, Moulion Tapouh, Jean Roger, Dongmo Fomekong, Sylviane, Djomou, François, Manka’a Wankie, Emmanuella
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5336663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28259145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12880-017-0194-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5336663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28259145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12880-017-0194-8

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