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THYROID PATHOLOGY MALIGNANT THYROID NODULES
• Papillary carcinoma is the most common form of thyroid cancer.
• Otherformsofthyroidmalignanciesincludefollicular carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, anaplastic carcinoma, lymphoma, and metastases to the thyroid.
• It is difficult to diagnose malignant thyroid nodules with sonography; however, there are some distinct features that increase the likelihood of the nodule being malignant.
• Itisimportanttoknowthatthepresenceof
microcalcifications within a thyroid mass seems to
increase the likelihood of a malignancy.
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