Calcification modes of thyroid nodules by high-frequency ultrasonography and its correlation with thyroid carcinoma
10.3969/j.issn.1009-0754.2015.02.007
- VernacularTitle:高频超声探测甲状腺结节钙化模式与甲状腺癌的相关性
- Author:
Hongyan MU
1
;
Ruoyu SHEN
;
Xi′an WANG
;
Zhixian YUAN
Author Information
1. 解放军第四一一医院特诊科
- Keywords:
High-frequency ultrasonography;
Thyroid nodule;
Calcification;
Thyroid carcinoma
- From:
Journal of Navy Medicine
2015;(2):116-118
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the relationship between different modes of calcification in thyroid nodules and thyroid carcinoma.Methods Medical data of 193 patients, who underwent thyroid nodule surgery and needle biopsy in the last 4 years, were collected for the study .The mode of thyroid nodules revealed by color Doppler ultrasonography before surgery was compared with the change detected by surgical pathologic diagnosis .The focus of the observation was to see if there was calcification in the thyroid , and to investigate the relationship between various modes of the calcification (e.g.fine granule-like calcification, coarse calcification, isolated calcification and arc calcification ) and thyroid carcinoma .Results In the 193 cases, 89 were revealed to have calcification , of which 54 were proved to be thyroid carcinoma by surgical pathologic detection .In accordance with calcification modes , there were 39 cases with fine granule-like calcification nodule , 8 cases with coarse calcification nodule , 6 cases with arc calcification nodule , and one case with isolated calcification focus , but without peripheral thyroid nodule .Conclusion Thyroid calcification was an important indicator for the differentiation between the benign and malignant tumors , and fine granule-like thyroid calcification was highly specific in the predic-tion of thyroid carcinoma .
