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Tissue samples from both nodular and adjacent normal thyroid regions were collected. MN and BN frequencies were evaluated in 1000 cells per sample using May\u2010Gr\u00fcnwald and 5% Giemsa staining. Data were analyzed in relation to Bethesda categories and final surgical pathology using mixed\u2010effects models in R 4.4.1. ROC analysis was conducted to assess the diagnostic performance of MN\/BN frequency.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      MN and BN frequencies were significantly higher in nodular tissue compared to adjacent normal thyroid tissue (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Malignant lesions showed significantly increased MN\/BN frequencies compared to benign ones, although no significant difference was observed between papillary and follicular subtypes (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). MN\/BN frequencies were also significantly higher in Bethesda categories III\u2013VI compared to categories I\u2013II (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). No significant variation was found in normal thyroid tissue across cytological or pathological groups.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>MN and BN cell frequencies were elevated in malignant nodules and higher Bethesda categories, supporting their potential role as adjunctive cytogenetic markers in thyroid nodule assessment. While findings are promising, their diagnostic utility in indeterminate nodules remains unclear. Larger, FNAB\u2010based studies are required to validate their feasibility and clinical relevance in routine preoperative evaluation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/hed.70110","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,26]],"date-time":"2025-11-26T09:32:46Z","timestamp":1764149566000},"page":"1178-1184","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Potential Utility of Micronucleus and Binucleus Frequencies in Malignancy Prediction in Thyroid Nodules"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"48","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1188-1814","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hilmi","family":"Alper","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University  Konya T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6041-457X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Makbule Nihan","family":"Somuncu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Genetics Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Medicine  Konya T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5087-4652","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rukiye Erdem","family":"\u00d6z\u00e7elik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University  Konya T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9092-7923","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fakih Cihat","family":"Eravc\u0131","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University  Konya T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0329-9047","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ay\u015fe G\u00fcl","family":"Zamani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Genetics Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Medicine  Konya T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6146-8801","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hamdi","family":"Arba\u011f","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University  Konya T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/MD.0000000000040373"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jasc.2023.05.005"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/cyt.12352"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5858\/arpa.2016-0100-RA"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_6_1","first-page":"298","article-title":"Thyroid Nodules: Advances in Evaluation and Management","volume":"102","author":"Kant R.","year":"2020","journal-title":"American Family Physician"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/107327481502200205"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/nprot.2007.77"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/dc.23738"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/cyt.13505"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/mutage\/geq052"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/apm.12033"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.mrrev.2021.108410"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S1383-5742(03)00013-9"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.22391\/fppc.1532726"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/cancers14184489"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1159\/000493908"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_18_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/s12276\u2010020\u201000529\u2010z"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_19_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1158\/2159\u20108290.CD\u201023\u20101073"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_20_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1699-0463.1978.tb02033.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_21_1","first-page":"58","article-title":"Morphological Analysis of Genetically Damaged Thyrocytes in Nodular Pathology of the Thyroid Gland","volume":"166","author":"Pavlov A.","year":"2007","journal-title":"Vestnik Khirurgii Imeni I. 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