PURPOSE To assess the incidence of thyroid malignancy in an adult population screened by high-resolution ultrasonography at a medical screening center and to compare the clinical and pathological features of screen-detected thyroid carcinomas to symptomatic overt thyroid carcinomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS We calculated the prevalence of screen-detected thyroid cancer at a medical screening cen...

In Taiwan, thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine gland malignancy and the incidence of thyroid cancer has increased four-fold in the past two decades. Fine-needle aspiration is an accurate and cost-effective method of evaluating thyroid nodules and has been the gold-standard diagnostic tool for thyroid tumors in Taiwan since the 1980s. This article reviews the history, current practice, r...

thyroid cancer, the most common endocrine malignancy worldwide, originates from follicular epithelial cells. it is classified as a well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (wdtc), which includes both follicular (ftc) and papillary types (ptc), poorly differentiated thyroid carcinomas (pdtc), anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (atc), and/or arising from para-follicular calcitonin producing cells involve m...

Background: Persistent thyroglossal duct leads to a fibrous cyst formation named thyroglossal cyst which is the most common form of congenital cyst and usually located in the midline neck below the hyoid bone. Rarely the thyroglossal cyst is associated with thyroid cancer. Although the Sistrunk procedure is often considered adequate, currently there is no clear consensus on the optimal manageme...

BACKGROUND Although the majority of thyroid nodules are benign the process of excluding malignancy is challenging and sometimes involves unnecessary surgical procedures. We explored the development of a predictive model for malignancy in thyroid nodules by integrating a combination of simple demographic, biochemical, and ultrasound characteristics. METHODS Retrospective case-record review. We...

Background: With the increasing availability of ultrasound (USG) and concern for malignancy, there has been significant increase in detection thyroid lesions. However, is no uniformity reporting pattern among radiologists, hence, such USG reports are mostly inconclusive to exclude malignancy. Therefore, most patients have undergo fine needle aspiration cytology or non-aspiration (FNNAC), which ...

PURPOSE Due to the increased prevalence of thyroid cancer, it has been frequently detected in breast cancer patients recently. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinicopathologic characteristics of thyroid cancer in breast cancer patients with respect to prognosis and treatment. METHODS From August 1998 to September 2012, 101 breast cancer patients were diagnosed with thyroid cancer (...

Background: Ultrasonography (US) is the best diagnostic tool in the initial assessment of thyroid nodule. Giving its appropriateness and accessibility, ultrasound-based thyroid imaging reporting and data systems (TIRADS) classifications have been developed with main goal to standardize reporting and facilitate communication between practitioners, and to indicate when fine-needle aspiration biop...