Thyroid Incidentalomas: Incidence and Oncological Implication in Patients with Esophageal Cancer
Jasmijn R. van Doesburg,
Marianne C. Kalff,
Daan M. Voeten
et al.
Abstract:Thyroid incidentalomas are often encountered during imaging performed for the workup of esophageal cancer. Their oncological significance is unknown. This study aimed to establish incidence and etiology of thyroid incidentalomas found during the diagnostic workup of esophageal cancer.
All esophageal cancer patients referred to or diagnosed in the Amsterdam UMC between January 2012 and December 2016 were included. Radiology and multidisciplinary team meeting reports were reviewed for presence of thyroid incide… Show more
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