Devita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer

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Chapter 25•Cancer of the Endocrine System 357

Question 25.37. All of the following are indications to biopsy a thyroid nodule less than

1 cm, EXCEPT:

A. History of thyroid carcinoma in first-degree relatives

B. History of neck irradiation

C. Nodules that are “hot” on 2-deoxy-2[^18 F]fluoro-d-glucose positron

emission tomography (^18 FDG-PET) imaging.

D. Normal TSH level

Question 25.38. All of the following are true regarding thyroid lymphoma, EXCEPT:

A. Usually non-Hodgkin’s type

B. Accounts for 1% of all lymphomas

C. More common in men

D. Rarely associated with hyperthyroidism