Table 1 Location and size of thyroid nodules among patients undergoing thyroidectomy based on ultrasound evaluation
From: The diagnostic role of FNA based on clinicopathological features in thyroid malignancy
Variable | Value | Histopathology | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malignant | Non-Malignant | ||||
Largest diameter (cm) | 1.5 [0.9–3.0] | 1.2 [0.7–2.0] | 3.0 [1.8–4.0] | < 0.001 | |
Largest Size Group N = 223 | < 1 | 56 (25.1) | 51 (91.1) | 5 (8.9) | < 0.001 |
1 to 3 | 132 (59.2) | 93 (70.5) | 39 (29.5) | ||
> 3 | 35 (15.7) | 10 (28.6) | 25 (71.4) | ||
Location N = 229 | Bilateral | 65 (28.4) | 30 (46.2) | 35 (53.8) | < 0.001 |
Bilateral and Isthmus | 15 (6.6) | 8 (53.3) | 7 (46.7) | ||
Diffuse | 1 (0.6) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | ||
Isthmus | 7 (3.1) | 6 (85.7) | 1 (14.3) | ||
Unilateral | 120 (52.4) | 90 (75) | 30 (25) | ||
Unilateral and Isthmus | 21 (9.2) | 20 (95.2) | 1 (4.8) | ||