Open AccessEffects of Implementing a Higher Threshold for Recommending Thyroid Biopsies on Malignancy Rates
Author(s) -
Kori Higashiya,
Liam Delgesso,
Hyo–Chun Yoon
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the permanente journal/permanente journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1552-5775
pISSN - 1552-5767
DOI - 10.7812/tpp/20.240
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , biopsy , thyroid , thyroid nodules , radiology , nodule (geology) , pathology , biology , paleontology
We implemented a new thyroid nodule classification system in which a biopsy was recommended for thyroid lesions ≥ 1 cm with at least 2 or more suspicious features.