ECR 2021 / C-15748
Correlation between thyroid ultrasound findings and histological results
Keywords:
Thyroid / Parathyroids, Ultrasound, Diagnostic procedure, Cancer
Authors:
M. Masmoudi, W. Thabet, S. lazid, S. Jerbi, A. Maubon; mahdia/TN
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2021/C-15748
Conclusion
- Thyroid nodule is a common disease which is mostly discovered incidentally in ultrasonography of the neck, performed for other reason.
- Thyroid nodules are mainly benign.
- They are often seen in women.
- Face to thyroid nodule, the most questions that can be asked: is this nodule benign or malignant ? is surgery necessary or not ?
- Ultrasound and fine needle aspiration with cytologic exam are two important tools that can help the physician to adequately manage thyroid nodules.
- The increasing availability of thyroid ultrasound and access to cytological analysis of thyroid gland nodules through fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) has markedly changed the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to patients with thyroid cancer [1].
- Due to the considerable overlap between the ultrasound findings of benignity and malignity,FNAB is required for the adequate clinical management of thyroid nodules [1].
- However, thyroid ultrasound plays a key role, since it allows for the morphological characterization of thyroid nodules, thereby facilitating adequate selection of those nodules amenable to FNAB cytological diagnosis [1].
- There are several classifications based on thyroid ultrasound for selecting suspected malignant thyroid nodules.
- The EU-TIRADS scale is an interesting tool in the detection of malignant thyroid nodules.
- It allows for an adequate selection of patients needing fine needle aspiration, thereby avoiding excessive surgical indications.
- Figure 2 resume our results in comparaison with others studies
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