Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Most thyroid nodules are benign therefore, they are commonly only monitored. Only a few studies are available on the natural progression/regression of benign thyroid nodules, and large-scale studies on the subject are non-existent. So we identify factors that affect the size of benign thyroid nodules and to predict the potential nodule size through a model.Methods: Between January 2001 and December 2011, 2,469 benign thyroid nodules (1,564 pa...