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ReviewDer Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen2020

[Nodular goiter].

K Holzer, D K Bartsch

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Review in Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Nodule size significantly affects the diagnostic value of chinese thyroid imaging reporting and data system: a multi-center retrospective study.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  2. Thyroid Cancer: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

K HolzerSektion Endokrine Chirurgie, Klinik für Viszeral‑, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35043, Marburg, Deutschland. Katharina.Holzer@uk-gm.de.
D K BartschKlinik für Viszeral‑, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Marburg, Marburg, Deutschland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The indications for surgery of benign goiter should be balanced and professional as the prevalence of benign nodular goiter in Germany is high and not all goiters must be surgically treated. Thyroid nodules are detected in up to 76% of healthy people using modern high-resolution ultrasound (US) and only a few of these nodules are malignant or symptomatic. Even today a thorough medical history, detailed examination of the neck region, a qualified US of the thyroid gland, a 99m-technetium scintigraphy and fine needle aspiration help to select patients who will benefit from thyroid surgery. In the last 10 years several thyroid imaging reporting and data systems (TI-RADS) classifications have been introduced. The TI-RADS classification is a standardized assessment of thyroid nodules and risk stratification system in thyroid US which helps to select those nodules with a high risk of cancer. Asymptomatic euthyroid nodular goiter without any suspicion of malignancy and scintigraphically cold thyroid nodules without any other evidence of malignancy are not indications for thyroid surgery. The decision to operate should be made on an interdisciplinary basis in conformity with the relevant guidelines and exhaustion of diagnostic tools.

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Goiter, NodularThyroid NoduleBiopsy, Fine-NeedleGermanyHumansThyroid NeoplasmsUltrasonographyCompression symptomsFine needle aspiration cytologyOperative indicationsThyroid glandThyroid imaging reporting and data system

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