Hospital-Based Ultra-Sonographic Prevalence and Spectrum of Thyroid Incidentalomas in Pakistani Population.
incidentalomas
nodule
thyroid
ti-rads
ultrasound
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2021
Aug 2021
Historique:
accepted:
11
08
2021
entrez:
16
9
2021
pubmed:
17
9
2021
medline:
17
9
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Thyroid incidentalomas (TIs) are clinically asymptomatic nodules found accidentally during imaging studies ordered for some other reasons. Being easily accessible, non-invasive, and inexpensive, thyroid ultrasound (US) is a key investigation in the management of thyroid nodules. This ultrasound-based cross-sectional study was performed in the radiology department of a major tertiary care hospital. Every second patient visiting the emergency department was a potential candidate for a thyroid ultrasound. Patients having ages greater than 20 years were included in the study. A total of 250 patients were included in the study. Out of these, 175 were female and 75 were male. The majority (54.80%) were in the age group 21-30 years. Nodules were found in 65 (26%) patients and in the majority of cases (67.7%) they were multiple in number. Associated lymphadenopathy was seen in only one patient. Thyroid nodules were more common in females as compared to males (75.38% versus 24.62%). According to Thyroid Imaging and Reporting Data System (TI-RADS) classification, the majority of the nodules were falling in TI-RADS 1 (74%) followed by TI-RADS 3 (9.60%) and 4A (8.80%). The thyroid nodules are more commonly seen in females as compared to males. A significant association is seen between the frequency of thyroid nodules and increasing age. The majority of thyroid nodules fall in TI-RADS 1 category followed by TI-RADS 3 and 4A.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34527474
doi: 10.7759/cureus.17087
pmc: PMC8431983
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e17087Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021, Khan et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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