ArticleCancer management and research2018
Evaluation of selected ultrasound features of thyroid nodules with atypia of undetermined significance/follicular lesion of undetermined significance for the Bethesda reporting system for thyroid cytology.
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- The Value of Relative Size in the Ultrasound Diagnosis of Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm.International journal of general medicine · 2021Article
- Predictors for malignancy risk in subcentimeter thyroid nodules categorized as atypia/follicular lesion of undetermined significance by fine needle aspiration.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveThe risk of malignancy from "atypia of undetermined significance/follicular lesion of undetermined significance" (AUS/FLUS) is estimated to lie between 5% and 15%; however, some authors suggest that the risk of malignancy in AUS/FLUS depends upon specific clinical situations. This was a retrospective study which aimed to determine the incidence and risk of thyroid cancer (TC) based upon selected ultrasound features from patients with thyroid nodules (TN) classified as AUS/FLUS.
methodsUnivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify significant associations between ultrasound features and the risk of TC.
resultsOf 127 patients with TN classified as AUS/FLUS who underwent thyroidectomy, 114 (89.8%) had benign disease while 13 (10.2%) had TC. Univariate analysis identified several significant predictors for TC (all
conclusionMicrocalcifications and fast growth of the TN could therefore be used as predictive factors for the development of TC in patients with AUS/FLUS.
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