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December 28, 2023Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences

Correlation Between Ultrasonographical and Cytopathological Features of Thyroid Nodules

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HKHuma KhaliqSGSaima GulzarKSKhurram Shehzad

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Cross-sectional study reveals TIRADS classification improves accuracy in identifying thyroid nodules, suggesting better cytopathological outcomes.

Key Points

  • Ultrasonographical features correlated well with cytopathological results, highlighting the importance of TIRADS classification.
  • A significant 84% of cases were benign, while 16% were malignant, with TIRADS 5 having the most malignancies.
  • This cross-sectional study included 150 patients aged 25-60, utilizing fine needle aspiration cytology alongside ultrasounds.
  • The study indicates that improved ultrasound assessment may reduce the need for unnecessary fine needle aspiration procedures.

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Khaliq et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af80717567bf4f94ff710bhttps://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs020231712335
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