Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Diagnostic significance of ultrasound characteristics in discriminating follicular thyroid carcinoma from adenoma |
| Authors: |
Ruifang Xu, Wanwan Wen, Yanning Zhang, Linxue Qian, Yujiang Liu |
| Source: |
BMC Medical Imaging, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2024. |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Medical technology |
| Subject Terms: |
Follicular thyroid carcinoma, Follicular thyroid adenoma, Ultrasound, Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, Medical technology, R855-855.5 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background Follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) is the second most common cancer of the thyroid gland and has a greater propensity for haematogenous metastasis. However, the preoperative differentiation of FTC from follicular thyroid adenoma (FTA) is not well established. Certain ultrasound characteristics are associated with an increased risk of thyroid malignancy, but mainly for papillary thyroid cancers and not for FTC. Objectives This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the ultrasound characteristics of FTC and the value of ultrasound characteristics in differentiating FTC from FTA. Methods A total of 96 patients with pathologically confirmed FTC or FTA who underwent preoperative thyroid ultrasound were included in this study. The ultrasound and pathological characteristics were evaluated. Results Our data revealed that the incidences of lesions with tubercle-in-nodule, spiculated/microlobulated margins, mixed vascularization, egg-shell calcification, central stellate scarring, extension toward the capsule and chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis were significantly higher in the FTC group (all p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1471-2342 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2342 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12880-024-01477-0 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/ddedb734196544e6bea58e2b422d6bc9 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.b734196544e6bea58e2b422d6bc9 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
