A sonographic scoring system to assess the risk of thyroid malignancy

dc.contributor.author	Pathirana, A.A.
dc.contributor.author	Bandara, K.G.M.W.
dc.contributor.author	Faleel, M.A.
dc.contributor.author	Kuruppumullage, S.D.
dc.contributor.author	Solangarachchi, N.
dc.contributor.author	Rupasinghe, R.
dc.contributor.author	Karunaratne, N.P.N.
dc.contributor.author	Ranasinghe, D.D.
dc.contributor.author	Epa, W.A.
dc.contributor.author	Thusyanthan, V.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-10-31T04:54:15Z
dc.date.available	2017-10-31T04:54:15Z
dc.date.issued	2016-03
dc.identifier.citation	Pathirana, A.A., Bandara, K.G.M.W., Faleel, M.A., Kuruppumullage, S.D., Solangarachchi, N., Rupasinghe, R., Karunaratne, N.P.N., Ranasinghe, D.D., Epa, W.A., Thusyanthan, V. (2016)." Ceylon Medical Journal, Vol.61 (1), pp. 32-34	en_US, si_LK
dc.identifier.uri	http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/6304
dc.description.abstract	Attached	en_US, si_LK
dc.description.abstract	Prediction of thyroid malignancy with fin'e needle aspiration cytology or individual ultrasound characteristics has several limitations. This study evaluates the usefulness of a combination of ultrasound characteristics in predicting malignancy in patients with thyroid nodules. We assessed 189 thyroid nodules using ultrasonography and histology. Each nodule was assigned a score based on ultrasonographic characteristics. This score was compared with histology to identify ability to predict malignancy. There were 28 malignant nodules. The scoring system was appropriate for clinical use, obtaining an area under ROC curve of 0.822 [p< 0.0001] 95% confidence. FNAC of nodules with a score of more than 4 can be recommended (100% sensitivity). Nodules with a score less than 8 can be offered total thyroidectomy when FNAC is inconclusive (97.5% sensitivity). A combination of ultrasonographic criteria increase the accuracy of predicting malignancy in thyroid nodules.
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US, si_LK
dc.publisher	Ceylon Medical Journal	en_US, si_LK
dc.title	A sonographic scoring system to assess the risk of thyroid malignancy	en_US, si_LK
dc.type	Article	en_US, si_LK