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The Diagnosis of Thyroid Cancer

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Thyroid Cancer

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The prevalence of thyroid nodules depends on iodine supply. In North America, the incidence of thyroid nodules detected by palpation is estimated to be 0.1% per year, with a prevalence of between 4% and 7% in the general population. Thyroid nodules are more common in women, with advancing age, in areas of iodine deficiency, and after exposure to external radiation [30].

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  1. Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Sigmund-Freud-Straße 15, 53127, Bonn, Germany

    H.-J. Biersack (Professor Dr. med.) (Professor Dr. med.)

  2. Abteilung für Nuklearmedizin, Universität Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    F. Grünwald (Professor Dr. med.) (Professor Dr. med.)

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Reiners, C. (2001). The Diagnosis of Thyroid Cancer. In: Biersack, HJ., Grünwald, F. (eds) Thyroid Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04610-4_4

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