不建议对无症状患者进行筛查(颈部触诊或超声)。[32]US Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for thyroid cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. JAMA. 2017 May 9;317(18):1882-1887.http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2625325http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28492905?tool=bestpractice.com 对以下患者应考虑进行风险导向性筛查:患有家族性甲状腺癌(包括甲状腺髓样癌)、儿童期接受过颈部放射治疗的既往史、有 IIA 型或 III 型多发性内分泌肿瘤家族史。[33]Perros P, Boelaert K, Colley S, et al; British Thyroid Association. Guidelines for the management of thyroid cancer. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2014;81 Suppl 1:1-122.http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cen.12515/fullhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24989897?tool=bestpractice.com