title: Diagnosis and management of the thyroid nodule. An overview.
abstract: The traditional approach to evaluation of patients with thyroid nodules is being replaced by more cost-effective methods of diagnosis. The author describes a rational approach to the evaluation of thyroid nodules that takes into consideration patient factors, minimizes false-positive diagnoses of cancer, and balances the competing responsibilities of cost-effective management and identifying all patients with thyroid carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee School of Medicine, Chattanooga.
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Harvey
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery