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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 1 Number of each pathological subtype, age of presentation, and diameter of thyroid nodules

From: Can quantitative diffusion-weighted MR imaging differentiate between different subtypes of benign and malignant solitary thyroid nodules?

Pathologic subtypes

No.

Mean age

Diameter of the nodule (cm)

Benign nodules

58

  

Adenomatous nodule

37

36

2.3 ± 0.32

Follicular adenoma

12

32

2.1 ± 0.24

Cysts

9

28

1.85 ± 0.21

Malignant nodules

15

  

Papillary

11

46

1.8 ± 0.12

Follicular

4

58

1.5 ± 0.15

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