Benign and malignant thyroid nodules with autoimmune thyroiditis.

Objective: The prevalence of autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is still controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of coexistence of PTC with AT versus that of the coexistence of benign nodules with AT.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional retrospective study including patients operated on for thyroid nodules from January 2011, to April 2021.

Taller-than-wide Thyroid Nodules With Microcalcifications Are at High Risk of Malignancy.

Background/aim: Previous studies have shown that there may be a diversity in the ultrasonographic (US) features discriminating a malignant from a benign thyroid nodule. We determined the reliability of the specific nodule shape in combination with other US features in predicting thyroid carcinomas.

Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective single-center study investigating the association of the morphological characteristics of nodular goiters from preoperative US and color Doppler images with malignancy based on pathology.

Autoimmune thyroiditis in benign and malignant thyroid nodules: 16-year results.

Background: It is controversial whether autoimmune thyroiditis is associated with higher frequency of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).

Methods: This was a cross-sectional, retrospective study. PTCs were compared to benign nodules regarding the prevalence of autoimmune thyroiditis over 16 years.