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Bratislava Medical Journal Vol.113, No.9, p.552–555, 2012 |
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Title: Do the calcifications in the thyroid gland predict malignancy? | ||
Author: B. Gungor, A. K. Polat, C. Polat, D. Seren, K. Erzurumlu | ||
Abstract: Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between calcifications in the thyroid gland and malignant thyroid lesions. Results: Microcalcifications were found in 54 patients (31.95 %). Macrocalcification was found in one patient (0.59 %).Malignancy was determined in 29 patients (17.16 %). The rate of malignancy in patients with calcifications was 17/55 (30.9 1%). The diagnosis was nodular colloidal goiter in 38 patients (38/55, 69.09 %) with calcifications. The rate of calcification in malignant patients was 17/29 (58.62 %). The rate of malignancy in patients without calcification was 12/114 (10.52 %). T he difference between the rate of malignancy in patients with calcification and the rate of malignancy in patients without calcification was statistically significant (Z-test, p < 0.001).
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Keywords: calcifications, thyroid gland, malignancy, microcalcifications, malignant thyroid lesions. | ||
Year: 2012, Volume: 113, Issue: 9 | Page From: 552, Page To: 555 | |
doi:10.4149/BLL_2012_124 |
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