Table 2.
General characteristics of the study population
| Variables | All patients (61) | |
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Average age (year) | 47.38 ± 8.8 | |
| Extreme ages < 21 and > 65 years old | 3 | 4.9 |
| Male sex | 2 | 3.3 |
| Presence of lymphadenopathy | 8 | 13.1 |
| Fixed node | 22 | 36.1 |
| Painless nodule | 56 | 91.8 |
| Signs of local compression | 57 | 93.4 |
| exophthalmos | 2 | 3.3 |
| Cervical swelling | 61 | 100.0 |
| Average clinical score | 3.4 ± 0.84 | |
| EU-TIRADS score | ||
| 2 | 7 | 11.5 |
| 3 | 29 | 47.5 |
| 4 | 21 | 34.4 |
| 5 | 4 | 6.6 |
| Histopathological diagnostics | ||
| Colloidal GMHTN | 49 | 80.3 |
| Adenomatoid nodule | 4 | 6.6 |
| Chronic thyroiditis | 3 | 4.9 |
| Papillary carcinoma | 4 | 6.6 |
| Gallbladder carcinoma | 1 | 1.6 |
| Clinical Score | ||
| Low risk | 32 | 52.5 |
| High risk | 29 | 47.5 |
| EU-TIRADS | ||
| Low risk | 36 | 59.0 |
| High risk | 25 | 41.0 |
| Histopathology | ||
| Benign nodule | 56 | 91.8 |
| Malignant nodule | 5 | 8.2 |