Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasound in Predicting Extrathyroidal Extension and Its Relation to Body Mass Index in a North American Population

Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasound in Predicting Extrathyroidal Extension and Its Relation to Body Mass Index in a North American Population

Detection of extrathyroidal extension (ETE) in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) influences treatment plan and surgical aggressiveness. Ultrasound (US) is the long-standing preoperative imaging method of choice. Recent literature from Asia suggests US accuracy to be influenced by patie...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Omar, Abdallah S. Attia, Peter P. Issa, Bryce R. Christensen, Kavin Sugumar, Ahmed Alnahla, Deena Hadedeya, Hosam Shalaby, Neel Gupta, Mohamed Shama, Eman Toraih, Emad Kandil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
papillary thyroid cancer
ultrasound
extrathyroidal extension
ETE
body mass index
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/10/2408

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