Abstract
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Estimated annual incidence of thyroid nodules in the United States is 0.1%, which translates to 300,000 new nodules every year.
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Up to 50% of the general population may have sonographically detectable thyroid nodules, although only up to 5% of these harbor a malignancy.
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The high incidence of thyroid nodules and low rate of cancer among nodules pose a clinical dilemma.
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Hoda, R.S. (2020). Liquid-Based Preparations in Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration. In: Hoda, R., Rao, R., Scognamiglio, T. (eds) Atlas of Thyroid Cytopathology on Liquid-Based Preparations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25066-9_1
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