Department of Medicine, University Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma, USA
Research Article
The Risk of Thyroid Malignancy in a Predominately Older Male Population Based on Sonographic Pattern and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology
Author(s): Ahmad Abu-Limon*, Nabeela Shakir, Antonio Cantu-Clatza, Aska Arif, Niyaz Gosmanov, Albina Gosmanova and R. Hal Scofield
Background: Thyroid cancer is a common malignancy and has an increasing incidence. Thyroid ultrasound is
widely used to stratify the risk of malignancy of thyroid nodules and aid decision-making about whether fine needle
aspiration biopsy is indicated using the Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TIRADS). We undertook this
study to determine incidence of thyroid cancer in an older, most male population referred for evaluation of a thyroid
nodule at a US veterans medical center.
Methods: We performed a retrospective study of all patients undergoing evaluation of a thyroid nodule at the
Oklahoma City US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. We recorded sonographic findings, TIRADS
score, cytopathology and surgical pathology.
Results: Among 162 subjects undergoing evaluation of a thyroid .. View More»
DOI:
10.35841/2167-7948.24.13.323
