Valle LA , Kloos RT The prevalence of occult medullary thyroid carcinoma at autopsy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Jan;96(1):E109-13. Epub 2010 Oct 13. The prevalence of occult medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in the general population is unknown but may be important when considering strategies to diagnose clinically relevant MTC in nodular goiter or other […]
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Bahn RS , Castro MR J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 May;96(5):1202-12. Thyroid nodules are very common, and although the majority are benign, approximately 5% may harbor malignancy. The evaluation of the patient with solitary thyroid nodule is generally straightforward and will typically include measurement of serum TSH to assess thyroid function and fine-needle aspiration biopsy […]
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