Malignancy rates in thyroid nodules: a long-term cohort study of 17,592 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Ultrasound diagnosis of thyroid nodules has greatly increased their detection rate. Their risk for malignancy is estimated between 7 and 15% in data from specialized centers which are used for guidelines recommendations. This high rate causes considerable anxiety to patients upon first diagnosis. Here, we retrospectively analyzed the malignancy rate of sonographically diagnosed nodules larger than 1 cm from a primary/secondary care center when long-term longitudinal follow-up was included.

Patients/methods

In the study, 17,592 patients were diagnosed with a thyroid nodule larger than 1 cm, of whom 7776 were assessed by fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and 9816 by sonography alone. 9568 patients were initially discharged due to innocent results of FNAC and/or

SUBMITTER: Grussendorf M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9254276 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature