Research Article
Positive Antithyroid Antibodies and Nonsuppressed TSH Are Associated with Thyroid Cancer: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Characteristics of patients with thyroid cancer and benign nodules. Thyroid hormone therapy, positivity of anti-TPO and anti-Tg, ultrasound signs of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, TSH <0.5 mIU/l, TSH >5 mIU/l, TV >75, and percentile and thyroid volume < 25. Percentiles are expressed in percent.
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TSH and thyroid volume are expressed in median (interquartile range). TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; anti-TPO: antibodies against thyroid peroxidase; anti-Tg: antibodies against thyroglobulin. 117 malignant patients were excluded from anti-Tg analysis due to missing anti-Tg results. |