Table 2 General characteristics of the study population
Variables | All patients (61) | |
|---|---|---|
n | % | |
Average age (year) | 47.38 ± 8.8 | |
Extreme ages < 21 and > 65 years old | 3 | 4.9 |
Male sex | 2 | 3.3 |
Presence of lymphadenopathy | 8 | 13.1 |
Fixed node | 22 | 36.1 |
Painless nodule | 56 | 91.8 |
Signs of local compression | 57 | 93.4 |
exophthalmos | 2 | 3.3 |
Cervical swelling | 61 | 100.0 |
Average clinical score | 3.4 ± 0.84 | |
EU-TIRADS score | ||
2 | 7 | 11.5 |
3 | 29 | 47.5 |
4 | 21 | 34.4 |
5 | 4 | 6.6 |
Histopathological diagnostics | ||
Colloidal GMHTN | 49 | 80.3 |
Adenomatoid nodule | 4 | 6.6 |
Chronic thyroiditis | 3 | 4.9 |
Papillary carcinoma | 4 | 6.6 |
Gallbladder carcinoma | 1 | 1.6 |
Clinical Score | ||
Low risk | 32 | 52.5 |
High risk | 29 | 47.5 |
EU-TIRADS | ||
Low risk | 36 | 59.0 |
High risk | 25 | 41.0 |
Histopathology | ||
Benign nodule | 56 | 91.8 |
Malignant nodule | 5 | 8.2 |