Thyroid Nodule

An AI model achieved higher accuracy than three cytopathologists for determining malignancy in a large dataset of image patches of thyroid fine-needle aspiration whole-slide images, according to a study published in Thyroid.

Nearly one-quarter of adults with documented thyroid nodules also have diabetes, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine Research.

Studies analyzing four molecular tests commonly used to assess malignancy in thyroid nodules have high sensitivity despite several limitations, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis.

In an afternoon Middle Clinical Experience teaching session, in the fall of 2018, I was sitting in the corner of the exam room watching the two students interviewing the simulated patient.

Two widely used risk stratification systems for determining whether thyroid nodules should undergo fine-needle aspiration have a specificity of less than 30%, according to study results published in Clinical Endocrinology.

Repeat fine-needle aspiration can diagnose more than half of thyroid nodules initially classified as indeterminate, but diagnosis rates are less than 50% with nodules smaller than 0.5 cm or larger than 1 cm, according to study data.

Molecular testing was the best predictor for malignancy in indeterminate thyroid nodules when compared with clinical factors, according to findings from a post hoc analysis published in Thyroid.

For my inaugural post for this blog in November 2016, I wrote about the spectacular sight of the closest full supermoon since January 1948. It was a special occasion for me, generally and personally.

Percutaneous ethanol injection should be considered an effective and safe strategy for patients with recurrent symptomatic cystic or predominantly cystic thyroid nodules, according to a meta-analysis published in Clinical Endocrinology.

Thyroid nodules are common. Each year, approximately 600,000 U.S. residents with nodules undergo a fine-needle aspiration biopsy in which cells are extracted and examined to determine whether the nodule is benign or cancerous.