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9897648 
Journal Article 
[Cold struma nodule--enucleation or resection] 
Linder, R; Dobroschke, J; Hild, P; Schwemmle, K 
1986 
369 
209-211 
German 
3807521 
During 1969-1984 2,408 patients underwent thyroid surgery at the Dept. of General Surgery, Giessen University. In 72.5% cold nodules have been diagnosed. However, a cold nodule has been in less than 50% of all cases with cold nodules the causal indication for operation. Inspecting closely the whole thyroid gland, the operating surgeon removes the nodule with a segmental resection if there are no further regressions or suspicion of malignancy. This technique facilitates the histological detection of a possible highly differentiated carcinoma because of its invasion into the capsule.