| Sumario: | Undoubtedly, thyroid nodules are one of the most common
pathologies a physician faces in clinical practice. Not
only the endocrinologist, but also the internist and the
first contact physician, this situation obeys to the fact that this thyroid gland alteration is highly prevalent amongst the general population. Statistics on the prevalence of this pathology vary from series to series. However, the numbers indicate that between 4% and 7% of the general population present one or more nodules on their thyroid and, as in all diseases related to this organ, they are more frequent in females
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