Reliability of fine-needle aspiration for thyroid nodules greater than or equal to 4 cm. J Surg Res 2013; 181: 6-10.Albuja-Cruz MB, Goldfarb M, Gondek SS, Allan BJ, Lew JI. Reliability of fine-needle aspiration for thyroid nodules greater than or equal to 4 cm. J Surg Res 2013;181...
Background High false-negative rates for fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of thyroid nodules greater than 3 cm have prompted recommendations for diagnostic lobectomy. We considered the presence of a greater than 4 cm nodule an independent indication for thyroidectomy regardless of FNAB results. ...
Thyroid Nodule Removal: Summary Thyroid nodules are very common. Thyroid nodule removal, involving surgical resection of half or the whole thyroid, is often necessary to diagnose and cure these nodules, particularly when they are cancerous. Large nodules (4 cm or greater), multiple nodules with ...
The incidence of cancer and rate of false-negative cytology in thyroid nodules greater than or equal to 4 cm in size High false-negative rates for fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of thyroid nodules greater than 3 cm have prompted recommendations for diagnostic lobect... KL Mccoy,N ...
Large thyroid nodule more than 4 centimeters which is suspicious for a high grade malignancy Fixed or minimally mobile mass Ultrasound suggesting soft tissue extension or invasion Patient presenting with symptoms of: Vocal cord paralysis Difficulty swallowing ...
Therapeutic total thyroidectomy may be considered if imaging suggests high-risk features and the nodule is large (ie, > 4 cm) or if the patient has a history of radiation exposure or nodules in the contralateral lobe. However, this risks hypothyroidism for a potentially benign nodule, so the ...
Patients who have multinodular goiter and compressive symptoms, patients who have Graves disease and a thyroid nodule, or patients who have large (greater than 4 cm) or symptomatic unilateral thyroid nodules could also be considered for total thyroidectomy or lobectomy as indicated without preoperative...
Large nodule size has long been proposed as a risk factor for malignancy of thyroid nodules. This holds true for patients with benign USFNAs, as previous findings have shown falsely benign rates ranging from 10.4 to 17 % [14–17] in nodules larger than 3 or 4 cm, depending on the study...
(e.g., suspicious or indeterminate cytology); large thyroid nodules especially if greater than 4 cm or if nonfunctioning, or hypofunctioning on 123I or 99mTc pertechnetate scanning; coexisting hyperparathyroid- ism requiring surgery; especially if TRAb levels are particularly high; and patients ...
What they found is that the rate of malignancy was not substantially different relative to the size of the thyroid nodule. In fact, the cancer rate for nodules that were 3 cm and greater was 13.1% as compared to the rate of malignancy for thyroid nodules less than 3 cm, which was 19.6...