Thyroid Incidentalomas in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis.

Methus JantarapootiratSirinapa TraiwanathamPornrujee HirunpatWoranan BoonsomsukSomnuek Sungkanuparph Chutintorn Sriphrapradang

Published in: Journal of the Endocrine Society (2023)

In COVID-19 patients, the prevalence of thyroid incidentalomas identified on chest CT was higher (20.2%) than in previous studies in the general population (<1% to 16.8%). Female sex and older age were independent factors associated with thyroid incidentalomas.

Keyphrases

sars cov
computed tomography
risk factors
middle aged
magnetic resonance
positron emission tomography