Table 2 Increased risk of malignancy in thyroid nodule
From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Thyroid nodules update in diagnosis and management
– History of childhood head/neck irradiation | |
– Total body irradiation for bone marrow transplantation [85] | |
– Family history of PTC, MTC, or thyroid cancer syndrome (e.g., Cowden’s syndrome, familial polyposis, Carney complex, multiple endocrine neoplasia [MEN] 2, Werner syndrome) in first degree relative | |
– Young age | |
– Male sex | |
– Enlarging nodule | |
– Abnormal cervical adenopathy | |
– Fixed nodule | |
– Vocal cord paralysis |