Thyroid cancer detection rate and associated risk factors in patients with thyroid nodules classified as Bethesda category III

Radiology and Oncology

Bojana Stoilovska^1¹  Magdalena Mileva^1² 

[1] Institute of Pathology, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia^2;Institute of Pathophysiology and Nuclear Medicine, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia^1

关键词: thyroid nodule;    cytology;    fine-needle aspiration;    ultrasonography;    thyroid carcinoma;   

DOI  :  10.2478/raon-2018-0039

学科分类：肿瘤学

来源: Onkoloski Institut Ljubljana / Institute of Oncology Ljubljana

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundUltrasound guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is a standard procedure for thyroid nodules management and selecting patients for surgical treatment. Atypia of undetermined significance (AUS) or follicular lesion of undetermined significance (FLUS), as stated by The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology, is a diagnostic category with an implied malignancy risk of 5–15%. The aim of our study was to review cytology and histopathology reports, as well as clinical and ultrasound data, for thyroid nodules reported as AUS/FLUS, in order to evaluate the malignancy rate and to assess factors associated with malignant outcome.

【 授权许可】

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