Retrospective study was done at KAUH to determine the sonographic characteristics in predicting the malignancy of thyroid nodules. The sample was 120 patients consisting of 70 benign nodules and 50 malignant nodules. ...Retrospective study was done at KAUH to determine the sonographic characteristics in predicting the malignancy of thyroid nodules. The sample was 120 patients consisting of 70 benign nodules and 50 malignant nodules. Out of 120 patients, 106 (88.3%) female and 14 (11.7%) male patients. Out of 106 female patients, 64 (91.45) had benign and 42 had malignant thyroid nodules. Out of 14 (11.7) male patients, 6 had benign and 8 had malignant thyroid nodules. The youngest patient in our study was 31 years and the oldest patient was 76 years. The common range of patients age was ≥ 60 years and consisting of twenty (28.6%) benign thyroid nodules and fourteen (28%) malignant thyroid nodules. The majority of patients’ age group with malignant thyroid nodules were between 50 - 60 years and consisting of twenty (40%) malignant nodules. In our study, according to the result of gray scale and color Doppler ultrasonography, hypo-echogenicity, solid echo structure, micro-calcification and intra-nodular vascularity were the significant characteristics of malignancy in nodules with sensitivity (72%, 74%, 48% and 88% respectively), specificity (66%, 63%, 94% and 69% respectively), PPV (60%, 59%, 86% and 67% respectively) and NPV (77%, 77%, 72% and 89% respectively).展开更多
Objective: The aim of this study was to develop a simple predictor model to diagnose malignancy by using ultrasound features of thyroid nodules and the association with cytopathological diagnosis obtained by fine need...Objective: The aim of this study was to develop a simple predictor model to diagnose malignancy by using ultrasound features of thyroid nodules and the association with cytopathological diagnosis obtained by fine needle aspiration. Materials and Methods: The likelihood of malignancy from ultrasound features was assessed in thyroid nodules obtained by fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) according to cytopathological findings reported using Bethesda System. A score was developed depending on the presence of each ultrasound feature evaluated. Results: 429 nodules were assessed, 103 (24%) were malignant. The following ultrasound features were associated with malignancy, according to the logistic regression analysis and were assigned a score of 0, +1, +2 depending on the presence or absence of each one: hypoechogenicity, solid appearance, irregular margins, microcalcifications, absence of a halo, diameter of ≥10 mm and intranodular vascular flow. The area under the curve of the proposed model was 0.900, demonstrating its predictive capacity. 4 risk categories were stablished based on the score obtained. Malignant nodules scored higher than the benign nodules (7.24 ±1.87 vs. 3.74 ±1.83). Conclusions: The proposed predictive model demonstrated to be useful and easy to apply when stratifying thyroid nodule risk of malignancy using presented US features and applying the proposed risk categories to increase the accuracy at selecting nodules that need to be studied with FNA.展开更多
BACKGROUND Occult thyroid papillary carcinoma(OTPC)is typically characterized by initial presentation with cervical lymph node metastasis and can be detected through ultrasound.However,the initial and sole manifestati...BACKGROUND Occult thyroid papillary carcinoma(OTPC)is typically characterized by initial presentation with cervical lymph node metastasis and can be detected through ultrasound.However,the initial and sole manifestation was a submandibular solid-cystic mass.High-frequency ultrasound,enhanced multislice computed tomography(CT)scan,and thyroid function tests revealed no abnormalities,which is relatively uncommon.CASE SUMMARY A 24-year-old Chinese female,who studied at a university in Shandong Province,presented to the clinic in June 2019 with a right submandibular mass that she had noticed 2 mo earlier.Clinical examination revealed a 2-cm,nontender,movable solid-cystic mass in the submandibular region,with no palpable thyroid mass observed.Ultrasonography revealed a 2.0 cm×1.1 cm solid-cystic mass in the right submandibular region,and the thyroid gland showed no abnormalities.CT scan and 131I whole body follow-up scan showed that there were no abnormalities in the thyroid.However,cytology and pathology showed papillary tumor cell clusters,consistent with papillary thyroid carcinoma.Thus,we performed total thyroidectomy and right neck lymph node dissection.The pathology revealed the thyroid was detected as classical thyroid micropapillary carcinoma,and lymph nodes of levels VI central and levels II,III,IV,V on the right side showed no tumor metastasis.The patient was followed up for 2 years without significant recurrence.CONCLUSION The presentation of a submandibular solid-cystic mass as the primary and solitary indication of OTPC is relatively uncommon.Fine needle aspiration is advised for evaluating neck masses.展开更多
超声因其安全、无创、低价、方便等优点,成为甲状腺结节检测的首选方法,目前国内外有数个版本甲状腺影像报告和数据系统(Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System,TI-RADS)用于甲状腺结节恶性风险的分层管理。不同版本TI-RADS对同一...超声因其安全、无创、低价、方便等优点,成为甲状腺结节检测的首选方法,目前国内外有数个版本甲状腺影像报告和数据系统(Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System,TI-RADS)用于甲状腺结节恶性风险的分层管理。不同版本TI-RADS对同一甲状腺结节的分类及其是否需要进行细针穿刺活检(fine-needle aspiration biospy,FNAB)的建议存在差异。本文对各TI-RADS版本在甲状腺结节风险分层管理方面的应用、优势与局限性,以及其最新的研究进展进行了述评。展开更多
文摘Retrospective study was done at KAUH to determine the sonographic characteristics in predicting the malignancy of thyroid nodules. The sample was 120 patients consisting of 70 benign nodules and 50 malignant nodules. Out of 120 patients, 106 (88.3%) female and 14 (11.7%) male patients. Out of 106 female patients, 64 (91.45) had benign and 42 had malignant thyroid nodules. Out of 14 (11.7) male patients, 6 had benign and 8 had malignant thyroid nodules. The youngest patient in our study was 31 years and the oldest patient was 76 years. The common range of patients age was ≥ 60 years and consisting of twenty (28.6%) benign thyroid nodules and fourteen (28%) malignant thyroid nodules. The majority of patients’ age group with malignant thyroid nodules were between 50 - 60 years and consisting of twenty (40%) malignant nodules. In our study, according to the result of gray scale and color Doppler ultrasonography, hypo-echogenicity, solid echo structure, micro-calcification and intra-nodular vascularity were the significant characteristics of malignancy in nodules with sensitivity (72%, 74%, 48% and 88% respectively), specificity (66%, 63%, 94% and 69% respectively), PPV (60%, 59%, 86% and 67% respectively) and NPV (77%, 77%, 72% and 89% respectively).
文摘Objective: The aim of this study was to develop a simple predictor model to diagnose malignancy by using ultrasound features of thyroid nodules and the association with cytopathological diagnosis obtained by fine needle aspiration. Materials and Methods: The likelihood of malignancy from ultrasound features was assessed in thyroid nodules obtained by fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) according to cytopathological findings reported using Bethesda System. A score was developed depending on the presence of each ultrasound feature evaluated. Results: 429 nodules were assessed, 103 (24%) were malignant. The following ultrasound features were associated with malignancy, according to the logistic regression analysis and were assigned a score of 0, +1, +2 depending on the presence or absence of each one: hypoechogenicity, solid appearance, irregular margins, microcalcifications, absence of a halo, diameter of ≥10 mm and intranodular vascular flow. The area under the curve of the proposed model was 0.900, demonstrating its predictive capacity. 4 risk categories were stablished based on the score obtained. Malignant nodules scored higher than the benign nodules (7.24 ±1.87 vs. 3.74 ±1.83). Conclusions: The proposed predictive model demonstrated to be useful and easy to apply when stratifying thyroid nodule risk of malignancy using presented US features and applying the proposed risk categories to increase the accuracy at selecting nodules that need to be studied with FNA.
文摘BACKGROUND Occult thyroid papillary carcinoma(OTPC)is typically characterized by initial presentation with cervical lymph node metastasis and can be detected through ultrasound.However,the initial and sole manifestation was a submandibular solid-cystic mass.High-frequency ultrasound,enhanced multislice computed tomography(CT)scan,and thyroid function tests revealed no abnormalities,which is relatively uncommon.CASE SUMMARY A 24-year-old Chinese female,who studied at a university in Shandong Province,presented to the clinic in June 2019 with a right submandibular mass that she had noticed 2 mo earlier.Clinical examination revealed a 2-cm,nontender,movable solid-cystic mass in the submandibular region,with no palpable thyroid mass observed.Ultrasonography revealed a 2.0 cm×1.1 cm solid-cystic mass in the right submandibular region,and the thyroid gland showed no abnormalities.CT scan and 131I whole body follow-up scan showed that there were no abnormalities in the thyroid.However,cytology and pathology showed papillary tumor cell clusters,consistent with papillary thyroid carcinoma.Thus,we performed total thyroidectomy and right neck lymph node dissection.The pathology revealed the thyroid was detected as classical thyroid micropapillary carcinoma,and lymph nodes of levels VI central and levels II,III,IV,V on the right side showed no tumor metastasis.The patient was followed up for 2 years without significant recurrence.CONCLUSION The presentation of a submandibular solid-cystic mass as the primary and solitary indication of OTPC is relatively uncommon.Fine needle aspiration is advised for evaluating neck masses.
文摘超声因其安全、无创、低价、方便等优点,成为甲状腺结节检测的首选方法,目前国内外有数个版本甲状腺影像报告和数据系统(Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System,TI-RADS)用于甲状腺结节恶性风险的分层管理。不同版本TI-RADS对同一甲状腺结节的分类及其是否需要进行细针穿刺活检(fine-needle aspiration biospy,FNAB)的建议存在差异。本文对各TI-RADS版本在甲状腺结节风险分层管理方面的应用、优势与局限性,以及其最新的研究进展进行了述评。
