| Study |
Country |
No. of nodules |
Mean follow-up (months) |
Criteria of increase |
Increased |
Decreased |
No change |
| % of nodules |
| Papini et al. [18] |
Italy |
41 |
60 |
volume ≥ 11.7% |
56 |
22 |
22 |
| Rago et al. java script : new show content ('active', 'references'); [15] |
Italy |
27 |
36 |
volume ≥30% |
11·1 |
- |
- |
| Quadbeck et al.[16] |
Germany |
139 |
59 |
volume ≥30% |
61·2 |
23 |
15·8 |
| Alexander et al. [18] |
USA |
330 |
20 |
volume ≥15% |
39 |
- |
- |
| Erdogan et al. [7] |
Turkey |
531 |
39 |
volume ≥ 30% |
24·1 |
20·7 |
55·2 |
| Present study |
Hungary |
106 |
143 |
volume ≥ 30% |
51.2 |
16.0 |
32.8 |
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