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Thyroid nodules are very common. Although palpable nodules in the thyroid gland are present in only 4–7 %, as many as 67 % of the population are detectable by ultrasound (Gharib and Goellner 1993).
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Kim, D., Freeman, J. (2014). Management of the Indeterminate Thyroid Nodule. In: Watkinson, J., Scott-Coombes, D. (eds) Tips and Tricks in Endocrine Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2146-6_14
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