甲状腺结节常因吞咽与呼吸时有压迫感或影响到患者的外观而引起注意。临床上常将结节分为单结节与多结节。通过同位素等检查,许多原认为是单结节的病例实际上是多结节。多数结节属良性,少数为恶性,单结节的恶性可能性要比多结节大。甲状腺结节是一种颇为常见的疾病,特别是女性病人。美国成人甲状腺结节的发病率估计为4％,60岁 Thyroid nodules often cause swallowing and breathing pressure or affect the appearance of the patient to pay attention. Clinically, nodules are often divided into single nodules and multiple nodules. By isotopes and other tests, many cases considered as a single nodule is actually multiple nodules. Most nodules are benign, a few are malignant, single nodular malignant than nodules larger. Thyroid nodules are a very common disease, especially in female patients. The incidence of thyroid nodules in adults in the United States is estimated at 4% and 60 years