Clinicopathological, Biochemical, and Sonographic Features of Thyroid Nodule Predictive of Malignancy among Adult Filipino Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in the Philippines

BackgroundThyroid nodules may harbor cancer in 5% to 15% of cases. Specific clinical and sonographic features predictive of malignancy have been investigated in various populations, but due to differences in epidemiology, risk factors and iodine nutrition status, these predictors may not be valid in...

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Main Authors: Edwin Jadulco Cañete, Cherrie Mae Sison-Peña, Cecilia Alegado Jimeno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academya Publishing Co. 2014-12-01
Series:Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://e-enm.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/2008ENM/enm-29-489.pdf