Abstract
Objective: To describe the 2D ultrasound characteristics of thyroid lesions according to K-TIRADS 2021 and to determine the value of 2D ultrasound based on K-TIRADS 2021 in diagnosing thyroid cancer.
Subjects and methods: 178 patients with thyroid lesions underwent for 2D ultrasound and classified according to K-TIRADS 2021. Compare with postoperative histopathological results.
Results: 147 patients including 21 men (14.3%) and 126 women (85.7%), had local thyroid lesions, of which 78 were benign (53.1%), and 69 were malignant (46.9%) according to postoperative histopathological results. 2D Ultrasound based on K-TIRADS 2021 at the cut-off point K-TIRADS 5 had a sensitivity 72.5%, specificity 85.9%, Kappa agreement = 0.59 (p < 0.001), at the cut-off point K-TIRADS 4 had a sensitivity 91.3%, specificity 64.1%, Kappa agreement = 0.56 (p < 0.001) in diagnosing thyroid cancer.
Conclusion: 2D Ultrasound based on K-TIRADS 2021 is easy to classify clinically and has a fair diagnostic value in thyroid cancer, additional pathological tests are needed to improve the diagnostic value.
| Published | 2025-12-25 | |
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| Issue | Vol. 15 No. 7 (2025) | |
| Section | Original Articles | |
| DOI | 10.34071/jmp.2025.7.31 | |
| Keywords | TIRADS, siêu âm, ung thư, tuyến giáp TIRADS, ultrasound, cancer, thyroid |
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