Evidence and thoughts about thyroid nodules that grow after they have been identified as benign by aspiration cytology

Manfred Blum; Mehboob A. Hussain

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Evidence and thoughts about thyroid nodules that grow after they have been identified as benign by aspiration cytology

Manfred Blum, Mehboob A. Hussain

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Abstract

Coherent management of thyroid nodules that grow after being identified as benign will vary depending on their biology. Some are thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) regulated, so a dose of levothyroxine that reduces TSH to the lower limits of normal (subsuppression) may prevent or reverse enlargement; others are controlled by poorly understood mechanisms that must be elucidated before effective medical treatment can be designed; a few are autonomous requiring obliteration, and a very few are "missed" malignancies that should be excised.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	637-641
Number of pages	5
Journal	Thyroid
Volume	13
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/105072503322239970
State	Published - Jul 1 2003
Externally published	Yes

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Endocrinology

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Evidence and thoughts about thyroid nodules that grow after they have been identified as benign by aspiration cytology

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