title: Guidelines of the French society of endocrinology for the management of thyroid nodules.
abstract: The present document is a follow-up of the clinical practice guidelines of the French Society of Endocrinology, which were established for the use of its members and made available to scientific communities and physicians. Based on a critical analysis of data from the literature, consensuses and guidelines that have already been published internationally, it constitutes an update of the report on the diagnostic management of thyroid nodules that was proposed in France, in 1995, under the auspices of the French National Agency for Medical Evaluation (l'Agence nationale d'évaluation médicale). The current guidelines were deliberated beforehand by a number of physicians that are recognised for their expertise on the subject, coming from the specialities of endocrinology (the French Thyroid Research Group) and surgery (the French Association for Endocrine Surgery), as well as representatives from the fields of biology, ultrasonography, cytology and nuclear medicine. The guidelines were presented and submitted for the opinion of the members of the Society at its annual conference, which was held in Nice from 7-10 October 2009. The amended document was posted on the website of the Society and benefited from additional remarks of its members. The final version that is presented here was not subjected to methodological validation. It does not claim to be universal in its scope and will need to be revised in concert with progress made in technical and developmental concepts. It constitutes a document that the Society deems useful for distribution concerning the management of thyroid nodules, which is current, efficient and cost effective.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Claude-Huriez, clinique endocrinologique, CHRU, 59037 Lille cedex, France. Electronic address: jl-wemeau@chru-lille.fr.
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wémeau
authors.affiliation: Endocrinologie, hôpital de l'Archet, CHU 06202 Nice cedex, France.
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sadoul
authors.affiliation: Département de médecine nucléaire, centre de biologie pathologie, centre hospitalier régional, 59037 Lille cedex, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: d'Herbomez
authors.affiliation: Centre de radiologie, imagerie médicale et échographie thyroïdienne, hôpital Necker, 141, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Monpeyssen
authors.affiliation: Centre de radiologie, imagerie médicale et échographie thyroïdienne, hôpital Necker, 141, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tramalloni
authors.affiliation: Inserm U560, service d'anatomie pathologique, CHRU de Lille, Lille, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leteurtre
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Louis-Pradel, CHU des hospices civils de Lyon, 28, avenue Doyen-Lépine, 69500 Bron, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Borson-Chazot
authors.affiliation: CHU Larrey, avenue du Jean-Poulhès, 31400 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caron
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Claude-Huriez, clinique endocrinologique, CHRU, 59037 Lille cedex, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carnaille
authors.affiliation: Service d'endocrinologie et diabétologie pédiatriques, hôpital Robert-Debré, 48, boulevard Sérurier, 75935 Paris cedex 19, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Léger
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Claude-Huriez, clinique endocrinologique, CHRU, 59037 Lille cedex, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Do
authors.affiliation: Service d'endocrinologie, CHU de Nancy, rue du Morvan, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.affiliation: Service des maladies métaboliques et endrocriennes, hôpital Lapeyronie, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Raingeard
authors.affiliation: Service d'endocrinologie, diabétologie et nutrition, hôpital Sud, CHU d'Amiens, avenue René-Laënnec, 80054 Amiens, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Desailloud
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine nucléaire, hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, université Paris VI, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Leenhardt
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004704:Endocrinology; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D012955:Societies, Medical; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014463:Ultrasonography