Naslov
Ultrasonographic features of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: five-year experience in thyroid refferal center

Autori
Šiško Markoš, Ines ; Franceschi, Maja ; Jukić, Tomislav ; Kusić, Z vonko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, ostalo, stručni

Izvornik
8th international congress of the Croatian society of nuclear medicine with 10th Alpe Adria Nuclear Medicine symposium and 9th annual meeting of the croatian society of nuclear medicine technologists / Huić, Dražen - Šibenik, 2014

Skup
8th international congress of the Croatian society of nuclear medicine with 10th Alpe Adria Nuclear Medicine symposium and 9th annual meeting of the croatian society of nuclear medicine technologists

Mjesto i datum
Šibenik, Hrvatska, 09.05.2014. - 12.05.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
ultrasonographic features, microcarcinoma

Sažetak
Objective: to evaluate ultrasonographic (US) features of thyroid nodules diagnosed by fine- needle aspiration (FNA) as papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTmC). Methods: Thyroid US of patients (pts) with PTmC was retrospectively analysed from a five-year period (2007-2012). Basic demographic data, thyroid mass, location and size of the nodules, US features: echogenicity (hypo-, iso-, hyper-), high central vascularisation (yes/no), microcalcifications (yes/no), irregular borders (yes/no) were evaluated. US ability to detect lymph node metastases in lateral neck compartments was also assessed. Results: 47 PTmC nodules in 47 pts were detected. Mean age of pts was 52 years (range 17y to 80y). There were 44 females and 3 males (14:1). The PTmC nodules were located mostly in the lower third of the right lobe of the thyroid gland - 13 (28%). Only 9 pts (19%) had a goiter and 38 pts (81%) had a normal size of the thyroid. There were 34 (72%) of nodules hypoechogenic, 13 (28%) were isoechogenic. None of the hyperechogenic nodules were found. Microcalcifications were found in 28 pts (60%), high central vascularisation in 2 pts (4%), and irregular borders in 12 pts (26%). The most common combination (17 pts-36%) of US features were positive microcalcifications, negative central vascularisation and irregular borders. PTmC in the Hashimoto's thyroiditis was detected in 12 pts (26%). Ipsilateral lymph node metastases were detected in 2 pts. Conclusion: The most common US features of PTmC nodules are hypoechogenicity and microcalcification. High central vascularisation and irregular borders are a very rare US features predictive for a malignancy.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Biotehnologija u biomedicini (prirodno područje, biomedicina i zdravstvo, biotehničko područje)

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