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[Management of the solitary thyroid nodule; clinical evaluation]. 1993

J Tourniaire

Clinique Endocrinologique, Hôpital de l'Antiquaille, Lyon.

The merits of clinical assessment in the management of isolated thyroid nodules is discussed on the basis of the data found in the literature and of a personal prospective study of malignancy criteria. This shows that no clinical feature alone is deciding. However the increased prevalence of thyroid cancer in some etiological contexts and in relation with some symptoms should lead to increased caution when interpreting the data of fine needle aspiration and monitoring subjects who have not been operated.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D005260	Female		Females
D005602	France	A country in western Europe bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, the Mediterranean Sea, and the countries of Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the principalities of Andorra and Monaco, and by the duchy of Luxembourg. Its capital is Paris.	Corsica,Saint Pierre and Miquelon,Miquelon and Saint Pierre,Miquelon and St. Pierre,St. Pierre and Miquelon
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013964	Thyroid Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the THYROID GLAND.	Cancer of Thyroid,Thyroid Cancer,Cancer of the Thyroid,Neoplasms, Thyroid,Thyroid Adenoma,Thyroid Carcinoma,Adenoma, Thyroid,Adenomas, Thyroid,Cancer, Thyroid,Cancers, Thyroid,Carcinoma, Thyroid,Carcinomas, Thyroid,Neoplasm, Thyroid,Thyroid Adenomas,Thyroid Cancers,Thyroid Carcinomas,Thyroid Neoplasm
D013965	Thyroidectomy	Surgical removal of the thyroid gland. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Thyroidectomies
D016606	Thyroid Nodule	A small circumscribed mass in the THYROID GLAND that can be of neoplastic growth or non-neoplastic abnormality. It lacks a well-defined capsule or glandular architecture. Thyroid nodules are often benign but can be malignant. The growth of nodules can lead to a multinodular goiter (GOITER, NODULAR).	Nodule, Thyroid,Nodules, Thyroid,Thyroid Nodules