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ea0035p543 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2014

The prevalence of malignancy in thyroid incidentalomas in an iodine-replete area

Balas Melania , Vlad Mihaela , Golu Ioana , Amzar Daniela , Urian Ananda , Gurban Camelia , Zosin Ioana

Background: Thyroid incidentalomas are reported with increasing incidence in the last decades. The rate of malignancy in these nodules may reach 9% or higher, depending on the patients selection.Material and methods: A retrospective study was done on 429 patients with nodular goiter (issued from an iodine-replete area), admitted in the Clinic of Endocrinology, Timisoara, Romania, from January 2011 to December 2013.Results: The prev...