Ultrasonography and the Ultrasound-Based Management of Thyroid Nodules: Consensus Statement and Recommendations
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: previous studies have demonstrated that thyroid nodules are found in 4-8% of the general population with the use of palpation, in 19-67% of patients with the use of US and in 50% of autopsy specimens (1-4).Malignancies have been found in 9-15% of the nodules that were evaluated with fi ne-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy (1-5).The same as in other countries, the incidence of thyroid cancer is rapidly increasing in Korea and it is becoming the most common cancer in Korean women, followed by breast cancer, according to the recent report (6).Thyroid nodules are especially more common in elderly patients, female patients, patients with iodine defi ciency and patients with a history of neck irradiation.Uncommonly, a thyroid nodule can cause local compression or hyperthyroidism and so it should be treated accordingly.
Source: Korean Journal of Radiology
Authors: Won-Jin Moon, Jung Hwan Baek, So Lyung Jung, Dong Wook Kim, Eun Kyung Kim, Ji Young Kim, Jin Young Kwak, Jeong Hyun Lee, Joon Hyung Lee, Young Hen Lee, Dong Gyu Na, Jeong Seon Park, Sun Won Park, Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology (KSThR), Korean Society of Radiology
Institutions: Konkuk University, Konkuk University Medical Center, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea, Inje University, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Yonsei University, Yonsei University Health System, Dong-A University Hospital, Dong-A University, Korea University, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Seoul National University Hospital, Hanyang University Seoul Hospital, Hanyang University Medical Center, Hanyang University, Seoul National University, SNUH SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funders: Hanyang University, Dong-A University, Seoul National University, University of Ulsan, Yonsei University, Inje University, Konkuk University, Korea University, Sungkyunkwan University, Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Yonsei University College of Medicine, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea
OpenAlex ID: W2032162541