The Enigmatic Thyroid Nodule
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The Thyroid Nodule
N Eng J Med 2004;351:1764-71. Copyright © 2004 Massachusetts Medical Society. A 42-year-old woman presents with a palpable mass on the left side of her neck. She has no neck pain and no symptoms of thyroid dysfunction. Physical examination reveals a solitary, mobile thyroid nodule, 2 cm by 3 cm, without lymphadenopathy. The patient has no family history of thyroid disease and no history of exte...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1963
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-196308000-00007