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Determining Patient Preferences for Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules: Observation, Surgery or Molecular Tests.
World journal of surgery - 1 Jun 2017
Lee Daniel Joonil, Xu Jason J, Brown Dale H, Gilbert Ralph W, Gullane Patrick J, Irish Jonathan C, Rotstein Lorne E, Goldstein David P, de Almeida John R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Gene-expression classifiers (GEC) and genetic mutation panels (GMP) have been shown to improve preoperative diagnostic evaluations of indeterminate thyroid nodules. Despite the improvement, uncertainty regarding the proper management exists. Patient preferences may better inform the management of these indeterminate thyroid nodules. METHODS: Hypothetical scenarios were administered to two groups of...
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