Patient's question:
Because when I went to the hospital for a thorough examination, it was found that I had thyroid nodules. The doctor said it could be decided to have surgery. I want to know at what level of thyroid nodules surgery is required?Doctor's answer:
What level of thyroid nodule requires surgery, determined from the ultrasound results. Thyroid nodules are generally classified into 5 levels, known as TI-RADS classification in ultrasound. The ultrasound classification is closely related to the nature, boundaries, margins, echo characteristics, () of the nodule, and whether it has calcification. In general, nodules classified as 2 or 3 are more likely to be benign, and regular follow-up is recommended, with a malignancy risk of less than 5%. Nodules classified as 4a have a malignancy risk of 5%-10%.