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Indeterminate Single Thyroid Nodule: Synergistic Impact of Mutational Markers and Sonographic Features in Triaging Patients to Appropriate Surgery.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Mar 2016
De Napoli Luigi, Bakkar Sohail, Ambrosini Carlo Enrico, Materazzi Gabriele, Proietti Agnese, Macerola Elisabetta, Basolo Fulvio, Miccoli Paolo
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BACKGROUND: Patients labeled as having indeterminate thyroid nodular disease following fine-needle aspiration cytology are at risk of non-optimal initial surgery: an overly radical total thyroidectomy, or an unnecessary two-stage operation. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of combining mutational markers and ultrasonographic (US) features preoperatively on predicting the risk of malignancy in...
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