Prevalence and Distribution of Carcinoma in Patients with Solitary and Multiple Thyroid Nodules on Sonography

Frates, Mary C.; Benson, Carol B.; Doubilet, Peter M.; Kunreuther, Elizabeth; Contreras, Maricela; Cibas, Edmund S.; Orcutt, Joseph; Moore, Francis D.; Larsen, P. Reed; Marqusee, Ellen; Alexander, Erik K.

doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0690

articleThe Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & MetabolismJul 12, 2006BRONZE OA

Prevalence and Distribution of Carcinoma in Patients with Solitary and Multiple Thyroid Nodules on Sonography

MCMary C. Frates CBCarol B. Benson PMPeter M. Doubilet EKElizabeth Kunreuther MCMaricela Contreras

Harvard University · Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Abstract

Objective

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, distribution, and sonographic features of thyroid cancer in patients with solitary and multiple thyroid nodules.

Design

We describe a retrospective observational cohort study that was carried out from 1995 to 2003.

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Topics

Keywords

Thyroid nodules
Thyroid carcinoma
Internal medicine
Medicine
Endocrinology
Distribution (mathematics)
Carcinoma
Thyroid

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

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Brigham and Women's Hospital