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The schematic diagram of the study design, a total of 10,844 patients who were diagnose with thyroid nodule(s) and underwent thyroidectomy were reviewed in this study. The 1079 patients were excluded for several reasons. Finally, 9765 patients were enrolled and divided into 2 groups according to pathologic diagnosis.
