In the evaluation of disease progression within high-risk thyroid nodules during active surveillance, researchers compared the effectiveness of tracking tumor diameter versus volume. Among 468 patients with a total of 569 high-risk thyroid nodules, only 2.5% showed a significant diameter increase of ≥3 mm, while volume fluctuations of 50% and 100% were noted in 32.5% and 15.1% of cases, respectively. The study conclusively suggests that tumor diameter measurement alone is a superior indicator for monitoring disease progression compared to volume, which proved less reliable.
Journal Article by Liu C, Zhao H (…) Li X et 10 al. in World J Surg
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