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Dimensions of the thyroid nodules in patients without and with thyroid cancer (Mann–Whitney U-test, significance p < 0.05).
| Nodule Dimensions | Patients without Thyroid Cancer Mean ± SD |
Patients with Thyroid Cancer Mean ± SD |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length (mm) | 13.7 ± 10.5 | 17.6 ± 10.1 | 0.090 |
| Height (mm) | 9.9 ± 8.3 | 14.1 ± 8.0 | 0.018 |
| Width (mm) | 15.1 ± 12.4 | 19.0 ± 14.8 | 0.296 |
| Volume (mm3) | 4.7 ± 6.5 | 3.5 ± 6.5 | 0.146 |
