Angelopoulos Nikolaos, Androulakis Ioannis, Askitis Dimitrios P, Valvis Nicolas, Paparodis Rodis D, Petkova Valentina, Boniakos Anastasios, Zianni Dimitra, Rizoulis Andreas, Bantouna Dimitra, Jaume Juan Carlos, Livadas Sarantis
Academic Department of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, AHEPA University Hospital, 546 36 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Hellenic Endocrine Network, 105 63 Athens, Greece.
J Clin Med. 2025 Jul 29;14(15):5352. doi: 10.3390/jcm14155352.
: Thyroid nodules are commonly found through sensitive imaging methods like ultrasonography. While most nodules are benign and asymptomatic, certain characteristics may indicate malignancy, prompting fine needle aspiration biopsy. Factors like age and gender affect cancer risk, complicating ultrasound-based risk systems. We aimed to determine whether the cytological malignancy rate of thyroid nodules could be adjusted for several clinical parameters. : Data from patients aged 18 and above with thyroid nodules assessed via fine needle aspiration (FNA) were retrospectively reviewed. Malignancy classification was based on cytopathology and histopathology results. The study examined how various clinical parameters, adjusted for the ACR TI-RADS category, affected thyroid nodule malignancy rates, including age, sex, Body Mass Index (BMI), nodule size, presence of autoimmunity, and thyroxine therapy. Additionally, we analyzed the performance of ACR TI-RADS in predicting malignant cytology across different age subgroups of thyroid nodules. : The study included 1128 thyroid nodules from 1001 adult patients, with a median age of 48 years and predominantly female (76.68%). Malignancy rates varied across ACR TI-RADS categories, with higher rates associated with larger nodules and younger age groups. Age emerged as a significant predictor of malignancy, with a consistent decrease in the odds ratio for malignant cytology with advancing age across all ACR TI-RADS categories, indicating its potential utility in risk assessment alongside nodule size and sex. : Raising the size threshold for recommending FNA of TR3-3 nodules and incorporating patients' age and gender into the evaluation process could enhance the system's accuracy in assessing thyroid nodules and guiding clinical management decisions.
甲状腺结节通常通过超声等敏感成像方法发现。虽然大多数结节是良性且无症状的,但某些特征可能表明为恶性,从而促使进行细针穿刺活检。年龄和性别等因素会影响癌症风险,使基于超声的风险系统变得复杂。我们旨在确定甲状腺结节的细胞学恶性率是否可以根据几个临床参数进行调整。
回顾性分析了18岁及以上经细针穿刺(FNA)评估的甲状腺结节患者的数据。恶性分类基于细胞病理学和组织病理学结果。该研究考察了在根据美国放射学会(ACR)甲状腺影像报告和数据系统(TI-RADS)类别进行调整后,各种临床参数如何影响甲状腺结节的恶性率,包括年龄、性别、体重指数(BMI)、结节大小、自身免疫性疾病的存在情况以及甲状腺素治疗情况。此外,我们分析了ACR TI-RADS在预测不同年龄亚组甲状腺结节恶性细胞学方面的表现。
该研究纳入了1001名成年患者的1128个甲状腺结节,中位年龄为48岁,女性占主导(76.68%)。ACR TI-RADS各分类的恶性率有所不同,较大结节和较年轻年龄组的恶性率较高。年龄是恶性的一个重要预测因素,在所有ACR TI-RADS分类中,随着年龄增长,恶性细胞学的优势比持续下降,表明其在与结节大小和性别一起进行风险评估方面具有潜在用途。
提高对TR3-3类结节推荐FNA的大小阈值,并将患者的年龄和性别纳入评估过程,可以提高该系统评估甲状腺结节和指导临床管理决策的准确性。
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