Higher body mass index and larger waist circumference may be predictors of thyroid carcinoma in patients with Hurthle-cell lesioneoplasm fine-needle aspiration diagnosis

摘要

ObjectiveHigh body mass index (BMI) has been found to be associated with raised thyroid cancer risk, particularly in women. We examined the associations for BMI and waist circumference (WC) with thyroid cancer risk among women with Hurthle-cell lesioneoplasm (HLN) on fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) with the hypothesis that BMI and WC could guide the management of these challenging indeterminate lesions.