Risk factors for hypothyroidism in euthyroid thyroid nodule patients with lymphocytic thyroiditis on fine needle aspiration cytology

Risk factors for hypothyroidism in euthyroid thyroid nodule patients with lymphocytic thyroiditis on fine needle aspiration cytology

Background/Aims Lymphocytic thyroiditis as cytology diagnosis from fine needle aspiration (FNA) is frequently detected in patients with thyroid nodules. However, the clinical outcome for upcoming hypothyroid events has been rarely clarified in euthyroid patients. Methods We retrospectively reviewed...

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Main Authors: Jeong-Min Lee, Jeonghoon Ha, Kwanhoon Jo, Yejee Lim, Min-Hee Kim, Chan-Kwan Jung, So-Lyung Jung, Moo-Il Kang, Bong-Yun Cha, Dong-Jun Lim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2019-11-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
thyroid nodule
lymphocytic thyroiditis
clinical hypothyroidism
thyroid function tests
biopsy, fine-needle
Online Access:http://www.kjim.org/upload/pdf/kjim-2017-177.pdf

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