Gender-Specific Correlation Of Intranodular Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis With Thyroid Nodule Size, Echogenicity, And Histologically-Verified Cytological Class Of Malignancy Risk

In conclusion, presence/absence of ICLT is associated with some sexually dimorphic characteristics of thyroid nodules. Adding the specification of ICLT positivity/negativity in cytological reports may help improving the risk of malignancy at least in some groups of thyroid nodules.
Source: Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research