Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyroid nodules are very common in the general population (20–75% ultrasound). There are clinical management criteria established by international societies and standardized cytological diagnostic criteria (Bethesda). However, there is still uncertainty in the management of category 3 (follicular lesion of undetermined significance). Objectives: To evaluate the clinical attitude to the cytological diagnosis of Bethesda category 3 (B3) in thyroid fine-needle ...

Introduction: Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is indicated in suspicious thyroid nodules or big ones. Bethesda system classifies them according to the cytological malignancy risk. Bethesda category 4 (B4) comprises follicular neoplasms and suspicious follicular neoplasms. Aim: Determine final diagnosis of B4 nodules and study associations between malignancy and other variables.Methods: Retrospective study of patients with nodules classified as B4 a...