Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Most thyroid nodules are benign. Some studies have shown largest nodule size, specially >4 cm, can predict malignancy and reduce fine needle aspiration (FNA) accuracy. Recent studies, however, have shown conflicting results as to whether nodule size may be used to distinguish at risk-lesions. We attempt to determine whether nodule size predicts thyroid malignancy and to examine accuracy of fine needle aspiration (FNA) by size.Material a...

Introduction: Sensitivity and specificity of thyroid cytology in our series of thyroidectomies were evaluated.Material and methods: A retrospective, multicentre study of 1567 thyroidectomies performed in the eight hospitals of Castilla La Mancha (Spain) during the years 2010–2013.Results: The cytological results were benign in 37.6% of cases, malignant or suspicious of malignancy in 17.3% (10 and 7.3% respectively). In 4.1% of...