Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Oct 2004
Review[Consensus report on the diagnosis and management of non palpable thyroid nodules].
With the availability of new diagnostic techniques, numerous alterations are found, whose real importance for health is uncertain. The term
, is used for non apparent tumors found in diagnostic procedures. In Endocrinology, the incidental finding of thyroid nodules is common. ⋯ The Chilean Society of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition appointed a group of experts to generate a consensus on tbe management of non palpable nodules. These experts reviewed international literature, and the local experience, analyzed the value of thyroid ultrasound examination and the efficiency of fine needle aspiration biopsy. This consensus is a clinical guide for the management of non palpable thyroid nodules, considering that a unique and optimal approach is still lacking.