[Goitres with "cold" nodules in an endemic goitre area (author's transl)].
Of 339 goitres with "cold" nodules 17.7% were histologically malignant. Related to all cold nodules which were examined, this suggest a "true" malignancy rate of nodules of about 0.4%. The risk of malignancy is highest in patients over 60 years of age. The malignancy rate was high, at 23%, in cold nodules of recurrent goitres. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy pre-operatively will correctly diagnose over 90% of malignant nodules.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
Der kalte Strumaknoten im Endemiegebiet.