Factors Associated with Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Microcarcinomas.

CONCLUSIONS: Thyroid microcarcinomas are more likely to be detected by ultrasound and less likely to be associated with surgery scheduled for known thyroid cancer. Since females and older adults are especially at risk, understanding diagnostic pathways allows for targeted interventions to decrease overdiagnosis and overtreatment. PMID: 31415089 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Tags: J Clin Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research