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

Mileva Magdalena; Stoilovska Bojana; Jovanovska Anamarija; Ugrinska Ana; Petrushevska Gordana; Kostadinova-Kunovska Slavica; Miladinova Daniela; Majstorov Venjamin

doi:10.2478/raon-2018-0039

Radiology and Oncology (Sep 2018)

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

Mileva Magdalena,
Stoilovska Bojana,
Jovanovska Anamarija,
Ugrinska Ana,
Petrushevska Gordana,
Kostadinova-Kunovska Slavica,
Miladinova Daniela,
Majstorov Venjamin

Affiliations

Mileva Magdalena: Institute of Pathophysiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Stoilovska Bojana: Institute of Pathophysiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Jovanovska Anamarija: Institute of Pathophysiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Ugrinska Ana: Institute of Pathophysiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Petrushevska Gordana: Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Kostadinova-Kunovska Slavica: Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Miladinova Daniela: Institute of Pathophysiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Majstorov Venjamin: Institute of Pathophysiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2018-0039
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 52, no. 4
pp. 370 – 376

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Ultrasound 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.

Published in Radiology and Oncology

ISSN: 1581-3207 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Slovenia
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/RAON

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