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Over 5 years of surveillance of 992 patients with benign thyroid nodules, 88.3% had no change in nodule number and 69.0% had no change in size; only 0.7% (7 patients) were diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and nodule growth was not a reliable indicator of malignancy (only 3 of 7 cancers had nodule growth).
Effect size88.3% no change in nodule number, 69.0% no change in size, 0.7% diagnosed with thyroid cancer
Follow-up5 years
ComparatorGuideline-recommended routine imaging follow-up of thyroid nodules
Effect summarynull; 88.3% no change in nodule number, 69.0% no change in size, 0.7% diagnosed with thyroid cancer

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PMC5564394
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