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Table 2 Diagnostic Findings of Included Studies

From: Solitary and multiple thyroid nodules as predictors of malignancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Total patients

Diagnostic method

Diagnosis

Thyroid carcinoma

Varieties of thyroid carcinoma

Papillary (%)

Follicular (%)

Anaplastic (%)

Abu Eshy, SA et al

277

Surgery

STN

105 (38%)

16/105 (15.2%)

78.6

14.3

7.1

MNG

172 (62%)

14/172 (8%)

86

0

0

Ajarma, Khalid Y et al

567

Surgery

STN

224 (39.5%)

92/224 (41.1%)

62

17.4

3.3

MNG

343 (60.5%)

100/343 (29.2%)

55

15

2

Belfiore, Antonino et al

5637

FNAC

STN

4485 (79.5%)

212/4485 (4.7%)

68

23

9

MNG

1152 (20.5%)

47/1152 (4.1%)

-

-

-

Deandrea et al

420

FNAC

STN

246 (58.5%)

15/246 (6.1%)

-

-

-

MNG

174 (41.5%)

12/174 (6.9%)

-

-

-

Dirikoc, A et al

1719

Surgery

STN

227(13.2%)

105/227 (46.3%)

84.2

3.8

1.5

MNG

1492(86.8%)

618/1492 (41.4%)

94.4

1.9

0.3

Edino ST et al

173

Surgery, FNAC

STN

13(7.5%)

1/13(7.6%)

40

52

4

MNG

160(92.5%)

24/160 (15%)

-

-

-

Franklyn JA et al

393

FNAC

STN

321 (81.7%)

19/321(5.9%)

-

-

-

MNG

72 (18.3%)

1/72 (1.4%)

-

-

-

Frates et al

1985

FNAC

STN

1181 (59.5%)

175/1181 (14.8%)

86.3

12

-

MNG

804 (40.5%)

120/804 (14.9%)

91.7

5

-

Kaliszewski, Krzysztof et al

1645

Surgery

STN

493 (30%)

98/493 (19.9%)

78.5

8.2

6.1

MNG

1152 (70%)

68/1152 (5.9%)

89.7

5.8

2.9

Khairy et al

296

Surgery

STN

172 (58%)

24/172 (14%)

91.6

4.2

4.2

MNG

124 (42%)

16/124 (12.9%)

77

23

-

Marqusee et al

150

FNAC

STN

60 (40%)

4/60 (6.7%)

-

-

-

MNG

90 (60%)

8/90 (8.9%)

-

-

-

Matesa et al

406

FNAC

STN

117(29%)

6/117 (5.1%)

100

-

-

MNG

289(71%)

15/289 (5.2%)

53.3

-

6.67

Miccoli, Paolo et al

510

Surgery

STN

69 (13.5%)

1/69(1.4%)

-

-

-

MNG

441 (86.5%)

63/441 (14.3%)

-

-

-

Nobrega et al

220

Surgery

STN

72 (32.7%)

27/72 (37.5%)

9.5

-

-

MNG

148 (67.3%)

47/148 (31.8%)

-

-

-

Papendieck et al

62

Surgery

STN

45 (72.6%)

7/45 (15.6%)

100

-

-

MNG

17 (27.4%)

7/17 (41.2%)

100

-

-

Papini et al

402

US guided FNAC

STN

195 (48.5%)

18/195 (9.2%)

87

6.5

-

MNG

207(51.5%)

13/207 (6.3%)

-

-

-

Provenzale et al

665

Surgery

STN

259 (39%)

59/259 (22.8%)

100

-

-

MNG

406 (61%)

100/406 (24.6%)

100

-

-

Rago et al

33,472

FNAC

STN

13,549 (40.5%)

531/13549 (3.9%)

84

-

-

MNG

19,923 (59.5%)

471/19923 (2.4%)

87.3

-

-

Rios et al

221

Surgery

STN

169 (76.5%)

29/169 (17.12%)

81.25

3.125

3.125

MNG

52 (23.5%)

3/52 (5.7%)

-

-

-

Sachmechi et al

142

FNAC

STN

50 (35.2%)

4/50 (8%)

50

50

-

MNG

92 (64.8%)

9/92 (9.78%)

33.33

33.33

-

Sippel et al

295

FNAC

STN

132 (45%)

37/132 (28%)

19.3

57

6.3

MNG

163 (55%)

27/163 (16.6%)

-

-

-

Taneri et al

370

Surgery

STN

133 (25.6%)

24/133 (18.04%)

-

-

-

MNG

237 (45.7%)

35/237 (14.64%)

-

-

-

  1. Abbreviations: FNAC Fine needle aspiration cytology, STN Solitary thyroid nodule, MNG Multinodular goiter, (-) Data not reported