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Thyroid Biopsy

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Sonographically visible thyroid nodules are present in up to 40% of the general population. Palpable thyroid nodules and thyroid nodules discovered incidentally on imaging studies have a similar (∼10%) risk of malignancy. Patients with multiple nodules have a cumulative thyroid cancer risk of ∼10%. Nodule multiplicity does not reduce the overall risk of thyroid cancer. One-third of cancers in a multinodular thyroid will be in a non-dominant nodule.

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  1. Abdominal Imaging and Intervention Department, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Anthony E. Samir

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  1. Radiology Department, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Debra A. Gervais

  2. Dept. Radiology, Div. Abdominal Imaging &, Massachusetts General Hospital, Fruit St. 55, Boston, 02114, Massachusetts, USA

    Tarun Sabharwal

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Samir, A.E. (2010). Thyroid Biopsy. In: Gervais, D., Sabharwal, T. (eds) Interventional Radiology Procedures in Biopsy and Drainage. Techniques in Interventional Radiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-899-1_11

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