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., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, vol.22, no.2, pp.57-63, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.25179/tjem.2017-58459
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.57-63
  • Keywords: 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 Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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