Malignancy rate of thyroid nodules with bethesda categories III and IV after thyroidectomy at De La Salle University Medical Center from January 2009 to December 2013
Publication Date
2016
Document Type
Research
Abstract
he study determined the malignancy rate of thyroid nodules with Bethesda categories III and IV after thyroidectomy at De La Salle University Medical Center from 2009 to 2013. This is a retrospective descriptive study that reviewed the cytopathology and histopathology files of 872 adult patients who underwent fine-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules. Demographic data, cytophatologic diagnosis and histopathologic diagnosis were collected. Cythopathologic diagnosis was categorized according to the Bethesda System. Malignancy rate for Bethesda categories III and IV thyroid nodules was determined. Cytologic characteristics of malignant indeterminate nodules were also reviewed. The malignancy rate of indeterminate thyroid nodules is high similar to other reports. This higher than expected rates implicates that more patients may actually need to undergo thyroidectomy in favor of close observation.
APA Citation
Pagsisihan, Mary Jane B., "Malignancy rate of thyroid nodules with bethesda categories III and IV after thyroidectomy at De La Salle University Medical Center from January 2009 to December 2013" (2016). Resident Research. 229.
https://greenprints.dlshsi.edu.ph/resident-research/229