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An otherwise healthy 40-year-old woman comes to the physician because she discovered a painless nodule in her neck. On physical examination, palpation reveals a firm 1-cm nodule in the left cervical region, which moves upward as the patient swallows. Thyroid function tests are normal. Fine needle aspiration is positive for papillary carcinoma. Which of the following is a recognized risk factor for this form of cancer?
(A) Amiodarone treatment
(B) Dietary iodine supplementation
(C) Family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN)
(D) Graves disease
(E) Hashimoto thyroiditis
(F) Radiation to the neck
(G) Subacute thyroiditis
(H) Thyroglossal duct anomalies
An otherwise healthy 40-year-old woman comes to the physician because she discovered a painless nodule in her neck. On physical examination, palpation reveals a firm 1-cm nodule in the left cervical region, which moves upward as the patient swallows. Thyroid function tests are normal. Fine needle aspiration is positive for papillary carcinoma. Which of the following is a recognized risk factor for this form of cancer?
(A) Amiodarone treatment
(B) Dietary iodine supplementation
(C) Family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN)
(D) Graves disease
(E) Hashimoto thyroiditis
(F) Radiation to the neck
(G) Subacute thyroiditis
(H) Thyroglossal duct anomalies
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