Could Serum TSH Levels Predict Malignancy in Euthyroid Patients Affected by Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology?

Carlo CappelliIlenia PirolaElena GandossiMario RotondiDavide LombardiClaudio CasellaFiorella MariniMaura SaulloBarbara AgostiElena Di LodovicoLuca ChiovatoAlberto FerlinMaurizio Castellano

Published in: International journal of endocrinology (2020)

TSH levels in the upper-normal range are associated with an increased risk of thyroid malignancy in patients affected by thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology at FNA. The measurement of serum TSH levels represents an easily performed additional tool for decision-making in patients with indeterminate cytological findings.

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