Thyroid Nodule Shape Independently Predicts Risk of Malignancy.
Theodora PappaSara AhmadiAthanasios BikasSally HwangAlexandra ColemanIsabel LobonPingping XiangMatthew KimEllen MarquseeDanielle M RichmanSara M DurfeeElizabeth H AschCarol B BensonMary C FratesIñigo LandaErik K AlexanderPublished in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2022)
The more a thyroid nodule is spherically shaped, as indicated by a long to short ratio approaching 1.0, the greater its risk of malignancy. This was independent of age, sex, and nodule size. Incorporating a nodule's sphericity in the risk stratification systems may improve individualized clinical decision making.
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