Rates of malignancy in incidentally discovered thyroid nodules evaluated with sonography and fine‐needle aspiration

A Liebeskind, AG Sikora, A Komisar… - Journal of ultrasound …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The purpose of this study was to compare the rate of malignancy in thyroid
nodules discovered incidentally on magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography …

Evaluation and management of incidental thyroid nodules in patients with another primary malignancy

SM Wilhelm, AV Robinson, SS Krishnamurthi… - Surgery, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Studies indicate that incidentally discovered thyroid nodules≥ 1 cm in size
may have a higher rate of malignancy (7% to 29%) than traditionally discovered nodules …

Thyroid nodules with benign findings at cytologic examination: results of long-term follow-up with US

SY Kim, K Hwa Han, H Jung Moon, J Young Kwak… - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To investigate the natural history of thyroid nodules found to be benign at initial fine-
needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) to determine the percentage of nodules that increased in …

High prevalence of carcinoma in ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodules

DL Kim, KH Song, SK Kim - Endocrine journal, 2008 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the rate of malignancy in thyroid nodules
incidentally detected at sonography and to determine the diagnostic value of …

Prevalence, clinical and ultrasonographic characteristics of thyroid incidentalomas

HW Kang, JH No, JH Chung, YK Min, MS Lee, MK Lee… - Thyroid, 2004 - liebertpub.com
High-resolution ultrasonography (US) has made possible the detection of asymptomatic
small thyroid nodules. Thyroid incidentalomas have created a clinical dilemma as to how to …

Evaluation of cytologically benign solitary thyroid nodules by ultrasonography: a retrospective analysis of 1877 cases

M Kihara, M Hirokawa, H Masuoka, T Yabuta… - Auris Nasus …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of ultrasonography (US) in the
management of thyroid nodules when the cytology is benign tumor on fine needle aspiration …

Risk of malignancy in thyroid nodules with non-diagnostic fine-needle aspiration: a retrospective cohort study

AE Espinosa De Ycaza, KM Lowe, DS Dean… - Thyroid, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Background: Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of thyroid nodules is commonly performed, and
despite the use of ultrasound (US) guidance, the rate of non-diagnostic FNAs is still …

Thyroid incidentalomas: management approaches to nonpalpable nodules discovered incidentally on thyroid imaging

GH Tan, H Gharib - Annals of internal medicine, 1997 - acpjournals.org
Background: The introduction of highly sensitive imaging techniques has made it possible to
detect many nonpalpable nodules, or “incidentalomas,” in the thyroid. Discovery of these …

Prevalence of malignancy in thyroid nodules with an initial nondiagnostic result after ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration

AL Hryhorczuk, T Stephens, RO Bude, JM Rubin… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2012 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to determine the rate of malignancy in thyroid nodules with
an initial nondiagnostic fine needle aspiration. From October 2001 to April 2007, biopsies …

Radiologic and pathologic findings of nonpalpable thyroid carcinomas detected by ultrasonography in a medical screening center

JY Kim, CH Lee, SY Kim, WK Jeon… - … of Ultrasound in …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the ultrasonographic and pathologic
findings of nonpalpable thyroid carcinomas and reliable guidelines for fine‐needle …