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From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Thyroid nodules update in diagnosis and management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 |  |