Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasound in Predicting Extrathyroidal Extension and Its Relation to Body Mass Index in a North American Population
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:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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All Patients (n = 204) | ETE Absent (n = 155) | ETE Present (n = 49) | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 50.4 ± 15.1 | 50.4 ± 15.2 | 49.4 ± 15.8 | 0.71 |
Females | 169 (83%) | 144 (82%) | 27 (93%) | 0.14 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 32.0 ± 8.9 | 32.0 ± 8.9 | 31.1 ± 8.4 | 0.24 |
Non-obese | 42 (20.58%) | 36 (17.64%) | 6 (2.94%) | 0.35 |
Obese | 162 (79.41%) | 126 (61.76%) | 36 (17.64%) | |
Mean tumor size (cm) | 1.2 ± 1.3 | 1.2 ± 1.3 | 1.8 ± 1.4 | 0.04 |
Multifocality | 84 (41.17%) | 68 (33.33%) | 16 (7.84%) | 0.09 |
Sonographic Feature | Non-Obese | Obese | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sensitivity | ETE | 0.83 (0.36–1.00) | 0.30 (0.13–0.53) | 0.015 |
Capsular abutment | 0.67 (0.22–0.96) | 0.52 (0.31–0.73) | 0.52 | |
Bulging of contour | 0.50 (0.12–0.88) | 0.30 (0.13–0.53) | 0.37 | |
Loss of echogenic capsule | 0.67 (0.22–0.96) | 0.30 (0.13–0.53) | 0.09 | |
Peripheral vascularity | 0.83 (0.36–1.00) | 0.39 (0.20–0.62) | 0.05 | |
Pooled sensitivity | 0.70 (0.51–0.85) | 0.37 (0.28–0.46) | 0.001 | |
Specificity | ETE | 0.74 (0.57–0.88) | 0.76 (0.68–0.83) | 0.81 |
Capsular abutment | 0.40 (0.24–0.58) | 0.46 (0.37–0.54) | 0.53 | |
Bulging of contour | 0.71 (0.54–0.85) | 0.64 (0.55–0.72) | 0.07 | |
Loss of echogenic capsule | 0.83 (0.66–0.93) | 0.89 (0.83–0.94) | 0.52 | |
Peripheral vascularity | 0.31 (0.17–0.49) | 0.48 (0.39–0.57) | 0.08 | |
Pooled specificity | 0.60 (0.52–0.67) | 0.64 (0.61–0.68) | 0.32 | |
PLR | ETE | 3.24 (1.66–6.32) | 1.25 (0.63–2.48) | 0.07 |
Capsular abutment | 1.11 (0.59–2.08) | 0.96 (0.63–1.46) | 0.74 | |
Bulging of contour | 1.75 (0.67–4.55) | 0.84 (0.43–1.61) | 0.24 | |
Loss of echogenic capsule | 3.89 (1.55–9.78) | 2.84 (1.30–6.21) | 0.68 | |
Peripheral vascularity | 1.22 (0.80–1.85) | 0.75 (0.44–1.28) | 0.29 | |
Pooled PLR | 1.85 (1.12–3.07) | 1.09 (0.74–1.62) | 0.13 | |
NLR | ETE | 0.22 (0.04–1.36) | 0.92 (0.69–1.22) | 0.029 |
Capsular abutment | 0.83 (0.25–2.77) | 1.05 (0.66–1.66) | 0.71 | |
Bulging of contour | 0.70 (0.31–1.60) | 1.09 (0.81–1.47) | 0.56 | |
Loss of echogenic capsule | 0.40 (0.13–1.26) | 0.78 (0.59–1.03) | 0.15 | |
Peripheral vascularity | 0.53 (0.08–3.39) | 1.27 (0.88–1.84) | <0.001 | |
Pooled NLR | 0.57 (0.33–0.97) | 0.98 (0.83–1.16) | 0.29 | |
DOR | ETE | 14.44 (1.4–140.7) | 1.36 (0.52–3.59) | 0.46 |
Capsular abutment | 1.33 (0.21–8.29) | 0.92 (0.38–2.22) | 0.78 | |
Bulging of contour | 2.50 (0.43–14.54) | 0.76 (0.30–1.98) | 0.38 | |
Loss of echogenic capsule | 9.67 (1.43–65.38) | 3.65 (1.29–10.29) | 0.51 | |
Peripheral vascularity | 2.29 (0.24–22.02) | 0.59 (0.24–1.45) | 0.54 | |
Pooled DOR | 3.70 (1.53–8.94) | 1.12 (0.62–2.03) | 0.030 |
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Omar, M.; Attia, A.S.; Issa, P.P.; Christensen, B.R.; Sugumar, K.; Alnahla, A.; Hadedeya, D.; Shalaby, H.; Gupta, N.; Shama, M.; et al. Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasound in Predicting Extrathyroidal Extension and Its Relation to Body Mass Index in a North American Population. Biomedicines 2022, 10, 2408. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10102408
Omar M, Attia AS, Issa PP, Christensen BR, Sugumar K, Alnahla A, Hadedeya D, Shalaby H, Gupta N, Shama M, et al. Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasound in Predicting Extrathyroidal Extension and Its Relation to Body Mass Index in a North American Population. Biomedicines. 2022; 10(10):2408. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10102408
Chicago/Turabian StyleOmar, Mahmoud, Abdallah S. Attia, Peter P. Issa, Bryce R. Christensen, Kavin Sugumar, Ahmed Alnahla, Deena Hadedeya, Hosam Shalaby, Neel Gupta, Mohamed Shama, and et al. 2022. "Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasound in Predicting Extrathyroidal Extension and Its Relation to Body Mass Index in a North American Population" Biomedicines 10, no. 10: 2408. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10102408