New Endocrinology Findings from Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Described [Malignancy Rates of Atypia of Undetermined Signif-icance/follicular Lesion of Undetermined Significance (Aus/flus) Cases: a Tertiary Center Study]

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2021 SEP 23 (NewsRx) - By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Disease Prevention Daily - Researchers detail new data in Health and Medicine - Endocrinology. According to news reporting out of Istanbul, Turkey, by NewsRx editors, research stated, "To evaluate the malignancy rates of Atypia of undetermined significance/follicular lesion of undetermined significance (AUS/FLUS) cases in the light of clinical and sonographic features. The percentage of AUS/ FLUS cases, second fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) results, cyto-histopathological correlations and risk of malignancy were analyzed." Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Istanbul University Cerrahpasa, "113 out of 1461 thyroid FNAC samples (7.7%) were diagnosed as AUS/FLUS and included in the study. Seventy three out of 113 cases (64.6 %) underwent repeat biopsies or surgery. From 45 cases repeat biopsies were taken and 28 had thyroidectomy or lobectomy There was a significant relation between nodule size and underwent surgery or repeat FNAC (p=0.036). Malignancy rate was 24.6% for cases which had any managements.