Hemithyroidectomy Seems to be a Reasonable Initial Surgical Approach in Patients with Cytological Bethesda Category III Thyroid Nodules: An Institutional Experience

ÇAKIR B., BİLGİNER M. C., ÖZDEMİR D., TOPALOĞLU O., AYDIN C., DUMLU E. G., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, cilt.22, sa.2, ss.57-63, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.25179/tjem.2017-58459
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.57-63
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bethesda category III, atypia or follicular lesion of undetermined significance, malignancy, hemithyroidectomy, completion thyroidectomy, COMPLETION THYROIDECTOMY, UNDETERMINED SIGNIFICANCE, RISK-FACTORS, MALIGNANCY, ATYPIA, CANCER, SURGERY, LESION
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: The atypia of undetermined significance or follicular lesion of undetermined significance is a heterogeneous category of Bethesda system. This study aimed to evaluate the malignancy rates in the initial operation and contralateral thyroid lobe after completion thyroidectomy in patients with atypia of undetermined significance/ FLUS thyroid nodules who underwent hemithyroidectomy. Material and