Table 1

thy staging and risk of cancer

thy stage

Risk of cancer


+thy3 i

20-40%

+thy3 ii rag bag term

Some risk of tumour less than i

*thy3 a

Risk 20-25% adenomatous or hyperplastic

*thy3 b

Risk 40-50%

thy4

80% risk total thyroidectomy suggested because of multifocality of disease

thy5

100% risk total thyroidectomy


*UCLH scale North Central London Thyroid Network Scale

+BAETS scale

Upile et al. Head & Neck Oncology 2011 3:54   doi:10.1186/1758-3284-3-54

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