Open AccessThyroid nodule shape suggests malignancy
Author(s) -
Carlo Cappelli,
Maurizio Castellano,
Ilenia Pirola,
Elena Gandossi,
Elvira De Martino,
Davide Cumetti,
Barbara Agosti,
Enrico Agabiti Rosei
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje.1.02177
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , nodule (geology) , thyroid nodules , odds ratio , confidence interval , thyroid carcinoma , metastasis , carcinoma , radiology , pathology , thyroid , gastroenterology , cancer , biology , paleontology
To evaluate if a nodule with shape taller than wide (anteroposterior/transverse diameter ratio, A/T > or = 1) is a good predictor of malignancy independent of the size.
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