Malignancy rates and initial management of Thy3 thyroid nodules in a district general hospital: The ‘Reading’ experience

摘要

Ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspiration cytology is the gold standard for investigating thyroid nodules. Stratifying the Thy3 thyroid nodule risk of malignancy is essential for clinical decision‐making. According to the Royal College of Pathologists Guidance (2016), the rate of malignancy for Thy3a is 5–15% and for Thy3f 15–30%. Our aim was to investigate the malignancy rate and the initial management of Thy3 nodules in our institution.