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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]

Common Risk Factors

• Common risk factors for thyroid adenoma are as follows:

• Family history
• Radiation
• Smoking
• Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
• Lack of iodine in the diet
• Genetic abnormalities