Malignancy Rates in Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System Category 3 (TI-RADS 3) Thyroid Nodules: A Retrospective Study

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 15; no. 11; p. e48705
• Main Authors: AlSubaie, Renad, Al Amer, Abdullah, Al Najjar, Omar A, Alali, Kawthar, Al Makhaytah, Saleh, Al Amer, Mohammed, AlAlwan, Qasem M, Almousa, Shaden S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cureus Inc 12.11.2023; Cureus
• Subjects: Age; Biopsy; Data collection; Females; Gender; Hospitals; Lymphatic system; Mann-Whitney U test; Medical diagnosis; Oncology; Patients; Radiology; Sociodemographics; Software; Thyroid cancer; Thyroid diseases; Ultrasonic imaging; Variables; malignancy rate; thyroid nodules; ti-rads 3; radiology; oncology

Introduction Thyroid cancer, one of the most frequently diagnosed endocrine malignancies, has witnessed a discernible global surge, predominantly among young adults. The etiological spectrum of thyroid cancer ranges from genetic mutations to environmental triggers. The early and precise detection of...