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        <journal-title>Advances in Obesity, Endocrinology, and Diabetes</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">AOEDS</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">3049-0715</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Dr Lakshmi Nagendra</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">aoeds-00000005</article-id>
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        <article-title>Editorial: Contemporary Approach to Thyroid Nodules</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>ElTAYEB</surname>
            <given-names>IHAB</given-names>
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      <aff id="aff1">Department of Endocrinology of Prime Hospital. Dubai. United Arab Emirates. Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt</aff>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2026">
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>1</volume>
      <issue>1</issue>
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        <p>
Thyroid nodules are a widespread clinical entity estimated to affect up to 60% of adults. While the majority of these nodules are benign, the potential for malignancy, though low, at around 5%—drives the importance of careful evaluation and management protocols; the risk of a malignant thyroid nodule increases with size. Researchers suggest that nodules measuring 3–5. 9 cm have a 26% higher malignancy risk than those smaller than 3 cm. Ironically, larger than 6 cm may have a lower malignancy risk (1).

Most thyroid nodules are benign, and most remain benign. Moreover, the malignant nodules are primarily of small low risk and seldom progress; on the other hand, sometimes unnecessary diagnostic evaluation and unnecessary thyroidectomies have a very negative impact on a patient&apos;s life(2).</p>
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        <kwd>Thyroid nodules</kwd>
        <kwd>High-resolution ultrasound thyroid</kwd>
        <kwd>TI-RADS</kwd>
        <kwd>Bethesda classification</kwd>
        <kwd>Artificial intelligence</kwd>
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