Development and validation of a Web-based malignancy risk-stratification system of thyroid nodules

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OBJECTIVES: Previous publications on risk-stratification systems for malignant thyroid nodules were based on conventional ultrasound only. We aimed to develop a practical and simplified prediction model for categorizing the malignancy risk of thyroid nodules based on clinical data, biochemical data, conventional ultrasound and real-time elastography.

DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.

PATIENTS: A total of 2818 patients (1890 female, mean age, 45.5 ± 13.2 years) with 2850 thyroid nodules were retrospectively evaluated between April 2011 and October 2016. 26.8% nodules were malignant.

MEASUREMENTS: We used a randomly divided sample of 80% of the nodules to perform a multivariate logistic regression analysis. Cut-points were determined to create a risk-stratification scoring system. Patients were classified as having low, moderate and high probability of malignancy according to their scores. We validated the models to the remaining 20% of the nodules. The area under the curve (AUC) was used to evaluate the discrimination ability of the systems.

RESULTS: Ten variables were selected as predictors of malignancy. The point-based scoring systems with and without elasticity score achieved similar AUCs of 0.916 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.885-0.948) and 0.906 (95% CI: 0.872-0.941) when validated. Malignancy risk was segmented from 0% to 100.0% and was positively associated with an increase in risk scores. We then developed a Web-based risk-stratification system of thyroid nodules (http: thynodscore.com).

CONCLUSION: A simple and reliable Web-based risk-stratification system could be practically used in stratifying the risk of malignancy in thyroid nodules.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:93

Enthalten in:

Clinical endocrinology - 93(2020), 6 vom: 08. Dez., Seite 729-738

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Pei, Shufang [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Qiuying [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Yuhao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Lu [VerfasserIn]
Mo, Xiaokai [VerfasserIn]
Cong, Shuzhen [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Shuixing [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Real-time elastography
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Risk stratification
Thyroid nodules
Ultrasonography

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Date Completed 18.08.2021

Date Revised 18.08.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/cen.14255

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310133602