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11/18/05 - 06:05 AM       #1

A 32-year-old woman lara ditto has had a lump in her neck for 6 months. She has a 1.3-cm solitary left thyroid nodule. Fine-needle aspiration cytology of the mass is consistent with a low-grade papillary malignancy. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?

A ) Thyroid scan

B ) 131I therapy

C ) Propylthiouracil therapy

D ) Thyroxine therapy

E ) Left thyroid lobectomy


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