Management of Thyroid Nodules

T he prevalence of thyroid nodules is common in pub- lic population.Their prevalence varies according to the method of detection and the selected population and is 4-7% by palpation, 19-68% by high-resolution ultrasound (US) in randomly selected individuals, with a higher frequency in women and the elderly.Most of thy-roid nodules are benign.However, malignancy rate varies between 7 and 15% depending on the factors associated with patients.