title: Nodular thyroid disease and thyroid carcinoma.
abstract: The primary challenge in the management of a solitary nodule of the thyroid or a multinodular thyroid gland is to rule out a malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Div of Pediatric Endocrinology, Georgetown University Children's Medical Ctr, Washington, DC 20007.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hung
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy