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: colloid nodule, adenomatoid colloid nodule, follicular adenoma, follicular carcinoma, follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma, papillary thyroid carcinoma, or other thyroid cancer. The operator also indicated the confidence of the assignment to
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Introduction Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is a common endocrine malignancy, accounting for approximately 90% of all thyroid cancers. There are several histological variants of PTC, with conventional PTC constituting the majority of cases ( 1
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function. However, no clear answer emerged from the results obtained in the previous studies. Despite the central role of NIS in diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of thyroid cancer patients, reliable methods for ascertaining NIS expression and
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Introduction PTC is the most common histologic type of thyroid cancer, and its incidence has been increasing over the years ( 1 ). PTCs rarely behave as aggressive tumors clinically, with a cancer-specific mortality rate less than 5% ( 2
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Introduction Thyroid cancers arising from follicular cells are referred to as non-medullary thyroid cancer (NMTC), while those arising from parafollicular cells are referred to as medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). Although the majority (~95%) of
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Introduction Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the commonest subtype of thyroid cancer, accounting for 80–90% of all thyroid cancers, and is generally associated with favorable outcome ( 1 , 2 ). The incidence of PTC has increased
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tool in evaluating and diagnosing thyroid nodules ( 5 ). A meta-analysis of 31 studies showed that ultrasonography alone does not accurately predict thyroid cancer ( 6 ). Ultrasonography can only determine the current growth status of the nodule and
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End Results Program, the annual percent change in pediatric thyroid cancer incidence increased from 1.1% per year (1973–2006) to 9.6% per year (2006–2013) ( 1 ). The increasing incidence is likely the result of better detection of small and early
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Introduction The incidence of follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) has decreased over the last years ( 1 ), but still accounts for 10–15% of all thyroid cancers ( 2 ). The distinction between follicular adenoma (FA) and FTC, conventionally
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Introduction With the widespread application of ultrasonography in recent decades ( 1 ), the prevalence of thyroid cancer has gradually risen to the 11th and 5th ranks in all cancers and those in women, respectively ( 2 ). Papillary thyroid