Incidence and Risk Factors of Thyroid Malignancy in Patients with Toxic Nodular Goiter.

Tarek Zaghloul Mohamed Ahmed Abd El Aal Sultan Mohamed Tag El-Din Ahmed A Elfattah Mostafa Mohammed A Nafea Abd-Elfattah KalmoushMohammed Shaaban NassarMohamad Adel AbdalgaleelAhmed M Hegab Ayman Helmy Ibrahim Mohamad Baheeg

Published in: International journal of surgical oncology (2022)

The presence of thyroid hyperfunction is not a protective factor against malignancy, as malignancy was detected in about 1/5 of cases. Male gender and TMNG were significant risk factors of malignancy in such patients.

Keyphrases

risk factors
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes