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GONZALEZ, Félix; NICOLAU MENA, Orlando; DURRUTHY, Odalis  y  GUERRA GONZALEZ, Wilson Alfredo. Thyroid Nodule´s: incidentalomas. AMC [online]. 2009, vol.13, n.4, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: tyroid nodule´s are frequently asymptomatic and they are diagnosed in casual way. Objective: To establish clinical-imaging and cytohistologic relation of the thyroid nodule´s diagnosed on incidental way. Method: a descriptive study was conducted, in a sample of one-hundred fourteen patients taken from a universe formed by all the patients to those were carried out doppler study (three hundred seventy seven patients) from September 2007 to October 2008 at "Manuel Ascunce Domenech" Hospital. Results: in the study sample a preponderance of the feminine sex existed, where the micronodular lesions prevailed in both sexes. Most of the patients with thyroid nodule´s had 51 or more years. Conclusions: ultrasonografically, solid nodular lesions prevailed. Cytohistologically, was bigger the number of patients with colloid goiter also three patients with thyroid neoplasia were found which also were carrier macronodular lesions.

Palabras clave : Thyroid nodule; Incidentaloma; Ultrasonography; Cytology.

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