08 February 2022 : Original article
Impact of Thyroid Incidentaloma on Liver Transplant: A Study of 1010 Recipients at a Single Center
Yi-Chia Chan
12ABCE*, Chao-Long Chen12A, Chih-Che Lin12A, Chee-Chien Yong12BDE, Yi-Ju Wu12BDE, Shun-Yu Chi2AEF, Fong-Fu Chou2A
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.934988
Ann Transplant 2022; 27:e934988
Table 2 Characteristics of the thyroid incidentalomas visualized on CT and PET.
| Thyroid incidentaloma detected by | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chest CT (n=23) | 18F-FDG PET (n=15) | |
| Diffuse, n (%)6 | 7 (46.7%) | |
| Focal, n (%) | 8 (53.3%) | |
| SUV max | 3.1 (2.4–6.0) | |
| 1.5 (1.2–2.1) | – | |
| 1.7 (1.4–2.9) | 1.1 (1.8–3.1) | |
| 0 | 4* | |
| 3 | 0 | |
| 20 | 8 | |
| Non-diagnostic, n | 4 | 2 |
| Benign, n | 12 | 3 |
| Atypia or follicular neoplasm, n | 3 | 2 |
| Suspicious or confirmed malignancy, n | 1 | 1 |
| Lobectomy, n | 1** | 0 |
| Bilateral total thyroidectomy, n | 3 | 3 |
| Nodular goiter, n | 1 | 0 |
| Papillary thyroid cancer, n (%) | 3 (13.0%) | 3 (37.5%)*** |
| Data are shown as the median (interquartile range (IQR) 25–75) and number (%). * All patients had the diffuse FDG uptake of thyroid. ** Lobectomy was performed for the patient with nodular goiter. *** In the group of focal FDG uptake with definite thyroid nodule (n=8). | ||