{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,26]],"date-time":"2026-09-26T06:02:35Z","timestamp":1790402555636,"version":"4.1.0"},"reference-count":60,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","issue":"3","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,15]],"date-time":"2020-04-15T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1586908800000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.springer.com\/tdm"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,15]],"date-time":"2020-04-15T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1586908800000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.springer.com\/tdm"}],"funder":[{"name":"the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government","award":["2019R1G1A1004679"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["2019R1G1A1004679"]}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":["link.springer.com"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Endocrine"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2020,9]]},"DOI":"10.1007\/s12020-020-02300-w","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,15]],"date-time":"2020-04-15T22:02:51Z","timestamp":1586988171000},"page":"578-586","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":24,"title":["Strategy to reduce unnecessary surgeries in thyroid nodules with cytology of Bethesda category III (AUS\/FLUS): a retrospective analysis of 667 patients diagnosed by surgery"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"69","author":[{"given":"Yong Joon","family":"Suh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yeon Ju","family":"Choi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,15]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"2300_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"65","DOI":"10.1111\/cyt.12352","volume":"28","author":"SJ Kim","year":"2017","unstructured":"S.J. Kim, J. Roh, J.H. Baek, S.J. Hong, Y.K. Shong, W.B. Kim, D.E. Song, Risk of malignancy according to sub-classification of the atypia of undetermined significance or follicular lesion of undetermined significance (AUS\/FLUS) category in the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid. Cytopathology 28(1), 65\u201373 (2017)","journal-title":"Cytopathology"},{"issue":"7","key":"2300_CR2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"564","DOI":"10.1002\/dc.23071","volume":"42","author":"MK McElroy","year":"2014","unstructured":"M.K. McElroy, S. Mahooti, F. Hasteh, A single institution experience with the new Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology: correlation with existing cytologic, clinical, and histological data. Diagn. Cytopathol. 42(7), 564\u2013569 (2014)","journal-title":"Diagn. Cytopathol."},{"issue":"1","key":"2300_CR3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"52","DOI":"10.1007\/s12020-013-0057-1","volume":"46","author":"P Trimboli","year":"2014","unstructured":"P. Trimboli, G. Treglia, L. Guidobaldi, E. Saggiorato, G. Nigri, A. Crescenzi, F. Romanelli, F. Orlandi, S. Valabrega, R. Sadeghi, L. Giovanella, Clinical characteristics as predictors of malignancy in patients with indeterminate thyroid cytology: a meta-analysis. Endocrine 46(1), 52\u201359 (2014)","journal-title":"Endocrine"},{"issue":"6","key":"2300_CR4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"508","DOI":"10.1002\/cncr.23116","volume":"111","author":"L Yassa","year":"2007","unstructured":"L. Yassa, E.S. Cibas, C.B. Benson, M.C. Frates, P.M. Doubilet, A.A. Gawande, F.D. Moore Jr., B.W. KIM, V. Nose, E. Marqusee, P.R. Larsen, E.K. Alexander, Long-term assessment of a multidisciplinary approach to thyroid nodule diagnostic evaluation. Cancer 111(6), 508\u2013516 (2007)","journal-title":"Cancer"},{"issue":"11","key":"2300_CR5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1159","DOI":"10.1089\/thy.2009.0274","volume":"19","author":"ES Cibas","year":"2009","unstructured":"E.S. Cibas, S.Z. Ali, The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology. Thyroid 19(11), 1159\u20131165 (2009)","journal-title":"Thyroid"},{"issue":"10","key":"2300_CR6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1121","DOI":"10.5858\/arpa.2015-0154-SA","volume":"140","author":"EA Krauss","year":"2016","unstructured":"E.A. Krauss, M. Mahon, J.M. Fede, L. Zhang, Application of the Bethesda classification for thyroid fine-needle aspiration: institutional experience and meta-analysis. Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. 140(10), 1121\u20131131 (2016)","journal-title":"Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med."},{"issue":"2","key":"2300_CR7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"85","DOI":"10.1159\/000486779","volume":"62","author":"P Erivwo","year":"2018","unstructured":"P. Erivwo, C. Ghosh, Atypia of undetermined significance in thyroid fine-needle aspirations: follow-up and outcome experience in Newfoundland, Canada. Acta Cytol. 62(2), 85\u201392 (2018)","journal-title":"Acta Cytol."},{"issue":"3","key":"2300_CR8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"462","DOI":"10.1309\/AJCPI41QOQUSKDGP","volume":"137","author":"PA VanderLaan","year":"2012","unstructured":"P.A. VanderLaan, A.A. Renshaw, J.F. Krane, Atypia of undetermined significance and nondiagnostic rates in the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology are inversely related. Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 137(3), 462\u2013465 (2012)","journal-title":"Am. J. Clin. Pathol."},{"issue":"11","key":"2300_CR9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1341","DOI":"10.1089\/thy.2017.0500","volume":"27","author":"ES Cibas","year":"2017","unstructured":"E.S. Cibas, S.Z. Ali, The 2017 Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology. Thyroid 27(11), 1341\u20131346 (2017)","journal-title":"Thyroid"},{"issue":"1","key":"2300_CR10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"202","DOI":"10.1186\/s12957-017-1266-5","volume":"15","author":"SH Paek","year":"2017","unstructured":"S.H. Paek, B.S. Kim, K.H. Kang, H.S. Kim, False-negative BRAF V600E mutation results on fine-needle aspiration cytology of papillary thyroid carcinoma. World J. Surg. Oncol. 15(1), 202 (2017)","journal-title":"World J. Surg. Oncol."},{"issue":"2","key":"2300_CR11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"444","DOI":"10.2214\/AJR.18.20961","volume":"213","author":"HS Hong","year":"2019","unstructured":"H.S. Hong, J.Y. Lee, Diagnostic performance of ultrasound patterns by K-TIRADS and 2015 ATA guidelines in risk stratification of thyroid nodules and follicular lesions of undetermined significance. Am. J. Roentgenol. 213(2), 444\u2013450 (2019)","journal-title":"Am. J. Roentgenol."},{"issue":"2","key":"2300_CR12","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"83","DOI":"10.1159\/000494720","volume":"8","author":"B \u00d6cal","year":"2019","unstructured":"B. \u00d6cal, M.H. Korkmaz, D. Y\u0131lmazer, T. Ta\u015fk\u0131n T\u00fcrkmeno\u011flu, \u00d6. Bay\u0131r, G. Saylam, E. \u00c7adall\u0131 Tatar, S. Karahan, E. \u00c7akal, The malignancy risk assessment of cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules improves markedly by using a predictive model. Eur. Thyroid J. 8(2), 83\u201389 (2019)","journal-title":"Eur. Thyroid J."},{"issue":"3","key":"2300_CR13","first-page":"195","volume":"117","author":"R Nayar","year":"2009","unstructured":"R. Nayar, M. Ivanovic, The indeterminate thyroid fine-needle aspiration: experience from an academic center using terminology similar to that proposed in the 2007 National Cancer Institute thyroid fine needle aspiration state of the science conference. Cancer 117(3), 195\u2013202 (2009)","journal-title":"Cancer"},{"issue":"6","key":"2300_CR14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1037","DOI":"10.1016\/j.surg.2012.08.052","volume":"152","author":"JC Chen","year":"2012","unstructured":"J.C. Chen, S.C. Pace, B.A. Chen, A. Khiyami, C.R. McHenry, Yield of repeat fine-needle aspiration biopsy and rate of malignancy in patients with atypia or follicular lesion of undetermined significance: the impact of the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology. Surgery 152(6), 1037\u20131044 (2012)","journal-title":"Surgery"},{"issue":"1","key":"2300_CR15","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"144","DOI":"10.1016\/j.asjsur.2018.02.008","volume":"42","author":"IS Jan","year":"2019","unstructured":"I.S. Jan, Y.T. Lee, C.M. Wang, T.Y. Cheng, C.Y. Wang, T.C. Chang, S.R. Shih, The surgery and repeat aspiration outcomes of the atypia of undetermined significance\/follicular lesion of undetermined significance category in the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology. Asian J. Surg. 42(1), 144\u2013147 (2019)","journal-title":"Asian J. Surg."},{"issue":"5","key":"2300_CR16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"770","DOI":"10.1309\/AJCP4P2GCCDNHFMY","volume":"135","author":"PA VanderLaan","year":"2011","unstructured":"P.A. VanderLaan, E. Marqusee, J.F. Krane, Clinical outcome for atypia of undetermined significance in thyroid fine-needle aspirations: should repeated FNA be the preferred initial approach? Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 135(5), 770\u2013775 (2011)","journal-title":"Am. J. Clin. Pathol."},{"issue":"2","key":"2300_CR17","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"111","DOI":"10.1002\/cncy.20192","volume":"120","author":"JF Krane","year":"2012","unstructured":"J.F. Krane, P.A. Vanderlaan, W.C. Faquin, A.A. Renshaw, The atypia of undetermined significance\/follicular lesion of undetermined significance:malignant ratio: a proposed performance measure for reporting in the Bethesda System for Thyroid Cytopathology. Cancer Cytopathol. 120(2), 111\u2013116 (2012)","journal-title":"Cancer Cytopathol."},{"issue":"2","key":"2300_CR18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"361","DOI":"10.1002\/hed.24597","volume":"39","author":"YJ Choi","year":"2017","unstructured":"Y.J. Choi, J.H. Baek, C.H. Suh, W.H. Shim, B. Jeong, J.K. Kim, D.E. Song, T.Y. Kim, K.W. Chung, J.H. Lee, Core-needle biopsy versus repeat fine-needle aspiration for thyroid nodules initially read as atypia\/follicular lesion of undetermined significance. Head Neck 39(2), 361\u2013369 (2017)","journal-title":"Head Neck"},{"issue":"6","key":"2300_CR19","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"W854","DOI":"10.2214\/AJR.12.9901","volume":"201","author":"SH Jeong","year":"2013","unstructured":"S.H. Jeong, H.S. Hong, E.H. Lee, J.G. Cha, J.S. Park, J.J. Kwak, Outcome of thyroid nodules characterized as atypia of undetermined significance or follicular lesion of undetermined significance and correlation with ultrasound features and BRAF(V600E) mutation analysis. AJR Am. J. Roentgenol. 201(6), W854\u2013W860 (2013)","journal-title":"AJR Am. J. Roentgenol."},{"issue":"1","key":"2300_CR20","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"77","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jamcollsurg.2017.02.002","volume":"225","author":"CM Kiernan","year":"2017","unstructured":"C.M. Kiernan, C.C. Solorzano, Bethesda category III, IV, and V thyroid nodules: can nodule size help predict malignancy? J. Am. Coll. Surg. 225(1), 77\u201382 (2017)","journal-title":"J. Am. Coll. Surg."},{"issue":"7","key":"2300_CR21","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2326","DOI":"10.1245\/s10434-014-3568-y","volume":"21","author":"KH Lee","year":"2014","unstructured":"K.H. Lee, J.H. Shin, Y.L. Oh, S.Y. Hahn, Atypia of undetermined significance in thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology: prediction of malignancy by US and comparison of methods for further management. Ann. Surg. Oncol. 21(7), 2326\u20132331 (2014)","journal-title":"Ann. Surg. Oncol."},{"issue":"1","key":"2300_CR22","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"87","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejso.2015.09.026","volume":"42","author":"B Kuru","year":"2016","unstructured":"B. Kuru, A. Atmaca, I.A. Tarim, M. Kefeli, K. Topgul, S. Yoruker, M. Elmali, M. Danaci, Risk factors associated with malignancy and with triage to surgery in thyroid nodules classified as Bethesda category III (AUS\/FLUS). Eur. J. Surg. Oncol. 42(1), 87\u201393 (2016)","journal-title":"Eur. J. Surg. Oncol."},{"issue":"4","key":"2300_CR23","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"370","DOI":"10.2478\/raon-2018-0039","volume":"52","author":"M Mileva","year":"2018","unstructured":"M. Mileva, B. Stoilovska, A. Jovanovska, A. Ugrinska, G. Petrushevska, S. Kostadinova-Kunovska, D. Miladinova, V. Majstorov, Thyroid cancer detection rate and associated risk factors in patients with thyroid nodules classified as Bethesda category III. Radiol. Oncol. 52(4), 370\u2013376 (2018)","journal-title":"Radiol. Oncol."},{"issue":"6","key":"2300_CR24","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1006","DOI":"10.1016\/j.surg.2013.12.035","volume":"155","author":"JH Yoon","year":"2014","unstructured":"J.H. Yoon, H.S. Lee, E.K. Kim, H.J. Moon, J.Y. Kwak, A nomogram for predicting malignancy in thyroid nodules diagnosed as atypia of undetermined significance\/follicular lesions of undetermined significance on fine needle aspiration. Surgery 155(6), 1006\u20131013 (2014)","journal-title":"Surgery"},{"issue":"11","key":"2300_CR25","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1198","DOI":"10.1001\/archotol.129.11.1198","volume":"129","author":"SC Chin","year":"2003","unstructured":"S.C. Chin, H. Rice, P.M. Som, Spread of goiters outside the thyroid bed: a review of 190 cases and an analysis of the incidence of the various extensions. Arch. Otolaryngol. Head. Neck Surg. 129(11), 1198\u20131202 (2003)","journal-title":"Arch. Otolaryngol. Head. Neck Surg."},{"issue":"2","key":"2300_CR26","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"181","DOI":"10.1089\/thy.2013.0291","volume":"24","author":"AY Chen","year":"2014","unstructured":"A.Y. Chen, V.J. Bernet, S.E. Carty, T.F. Davies, I. Ganly, W.B. Inabnet III, A.R. Shaha, American Thyroid Association statement on optimal surgical management of goiter. Thyroid 24(2), 181\u2013189 (2014)","journal-title":"Thyroid"},{"issue":"3","key":"2300_CR27","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"370","DOI":"10.3348\/kjr.2016.17.3.370","volume":"17","author":"JH Shin","year":"2016","unstructured":"J.H. Shin, J.H. Baek, J. Chung, E.J. Ha, J.H. Kim, Y.H. Lee, H.K. Lim, W.J. Moon, D.G. Na, J.S. Park, Y.J. Choi, S.Y. Hahn, S.J. Jeon, S.L. Jung, D.W. Kim, E.K. Kim, J.Y. Kwak, C.Y. Lee, H.J. Lee, J.H. Lee, J.H. Lee, K.H. Lee, S.W. Park, J.Y. Sung,Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology and Korean Society of Radiology, Ultrasonography diagnosis and imaging-based management of thyroid nodules: revised Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology consensus statement and recommendations. Korean J. Radiol. 17 (3), 370\u2013395 (2016)","journal-title":"Korean J. Radiol."},{"issue":"5","key":"2300_CR28","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1748","DOI":"10.1210\/jc.2008-1724","volume":"94","author":"E Horvath","year":"2009","unstructured":"E. Horvath, S. Majlis, R. Rossi, C. Franco, J.P. Niedmann, A. Castro, M. Dominguez, An ultrasonogram reporting system for thyroid nodules stratifying cancer risk for clinical management. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 94(5), 1748\u20131751 (2009)","journal-title":"J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab."},{"issue":"5","key":"2300_CR29","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1177\/1073274817729231","volume":"24","author":"P Valderrabano","year":"2017","unstructured":"P. Valderrabano, B. Mclver, Evaluation and management of indeterminate thyroid nodules: the revolution of risk stratification beyond cytological diagnosis. Cancer Control 24(5), 1073274817729231 (2017)","journal-title":"Cancer Control"},{"issue":"4","key":"2300_CR30","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"348","DOI":"10.4132\/KoreanJPathol.2013.47.4.348","volume":"47","author":"S Ahn","year":"2013","unstructured":"S. Ahn, J. Lee, J.Y. Sung, S.Y. Kang, S.Y. Ha, K.T. Jang, Y.L. Choi, J.S. Kim, Y.L. Oh, K.M. Kim, Comparison of three BRAF mutation tests in formalin-fixed paraffin embedded clinical samples. Korean J. Pathol. 47(4), 348\u2013354 (2013)","journal-title":"Korean J. Pathol."},{"issue":"1","key":"2300_CR31","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1089\/thy.2015.0020","volume":"26","author":"BR Haugen","year":"2016","unstructured":"B.R. Haugen, E.K. Alexander, K.C. Bible, G.M. Doherty, S.J. Mandel, Y.E. Nikiforov, F. Pacini, G.W. Randolph, A.M. Sawka, M. Schlumberger, K.G. Schuff, S.I. Sherman, J.A. Sosa, D.L. Steward, R.M. Tuttle, L. Wartofsky, 2015 American Thyroid Association management guidelines for adult patients with thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer: the American Thyroid Association guidelines task force on thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer. Thyroid 26(1), 1\u2013133 (2016)","journal-title":"Thyroid"},{"issue":"11","key":"2300_CR32","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1167","DOI":"10.1089\/thy.2009.0110","volume":"19","author":"DS Cooper","year":"2009","unstructured":"D.S. Cooper, G.M. Doherty, B.R. Haugen, R.T. Kloos, S.L. Lee, S.J. Mandel, E.L. Mazzaferri, B. McIver, F. Pacini, M. Schlumberger, S.I. Sherman, D.L. Steward, R.M. Tuttle, Revised American Thyroid Association management guidelines for patients with thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer: the American Thyroid Association guidelines taskforce on thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer. Thyroid 19(11), 1167\u20131214 (2009)","journal-title":"Thyroid"},{"issue":"2","key":"2300_CR33","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"109","DOI":"10.1089\/thy.2006.16.109","volume":"16","author":"DS Cooper","year":"2006","unstructured":"D.S. Cooper, G.M. Doherty, B.R. Haugen, R.T. Kloos, S.L. Lee, S.J. Mandel, E.L. Mazzaferri, B. McIver, S.I. Sherman, R.M. Tuttle, Management guidelines for patients with thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer: the American Thyroid Association guidelines taskforce. Thyroid 16(2), 109\u2013142 (2006)","journal-title":"Thyroid"},{"issue":"5","key":"2300_CR34","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"315","DOI":"10.1002\/cncy.20174","volume":"119","author":"A Crowe","year":"2011","unstructured":"A. Crowe, A. Linder, O. Hameed, C. Salih, J. Roberson, J. Gidley, I.A. Eltoum, The impact of implementation of the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology on the quality of reporting, \u201crisk\u201d of malignancy, surgical rate, and rate of frozen sections requested for thyroid lesions. Cancer Cytopathol. 119(5), 315\u2013321 (2011)","journal-title":"Cancer Cytopathol."},{"issue":"6","key":"2300_CR35","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"385","DOI":"10.1111\/cyt.12021","volume":"24","author":"N Dincer","year":"2013","unstructured":"N. Dincer, S. Balci, A. Yazgan, G. Guney, R. Ersoy, B. Cakir, G. Guler, Follow-up of atypia and follicular lesions of undetermined significance in thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology. Cytopathology 24(6), 385\u2013390 (2013)","journal-title":"Cytopathology"},{"issue":"5","key":"2300_CR36","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"658","DOI":"10.1309\/AJCPPHLWMI3JV4LA","volume":"132","author":"ES Cibas","year":"2009","unstructured":"E.S. Cibas, S.Z. Ali, The Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology. Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 132(5), 658\u2013665 (2009)","journal-title":"Am. J. Clin. Pathol."},{"issue":"4","key":"2300_CR37","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"333","DOI":"10.1159\/000339959","volume":"56","author":"M Bongiovanni","year":"2012","unstructured":"M. Bongiovanni, A. Spitale, W.C. Faquin, L. Mazzucchelli, Z.W. Baloch, The Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology: a meta-analysis. Acta Cytol. 56(4), 333\u2013339 (2012)","journal-title":"Acta Cytol."},{"issue":"9","key":"2300_CR38","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1341","DOI":"10.1089\/thy.2014.0110","volume":"24","author":"HK Su","year":"2014","unstructured":"H.K. Su, L.L. Dos Reis, M.A. Lupo, M. Milas, L.A. Orloff, J.E. Langer, E.M. Brett, E. Kazam, S.L. Lee, G. Minkowitz, E.H. Alpert, E.H. Dewey, M.L. Urken, Striving toward standardization of reporting of ultrasound features of thyroid nodules and lymph nodes: a multidisciplinary consensus statement. Thyroid 24(9), 1341\u20131349 (2014)","journal-title":"Thyroid"},{"issue":"1","key":"2300_CR39","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"143","DOI":"10.1007\/s12020-019-02134-1","volume":"67","author":"P Seifert","year":"2020","unstructured":"P. Seifert, R. Gorges, M. Zimny, M.C. Kreissl, S. Schenke, Interobserver agreement and efficacy of consensus reading in Kwak-, EU-, and ACR-thyroid imaging recording and data systems and ATA guidelines for the ultrasound risk stratification of thyroid nodules. Endocrine 67(1), 143\u2013154 (2020)","journal-title":"Endocrine"},{"issue":"1","key":"2300_CR40","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1530\/EC-17-0336","volume":"7","author":"G Grani","year":"2018","unstructured":"G. Grani, L. Lamartina, V. Cantisani, M. Maranghi, P. Lucia, C. Durante, Interobserver agreement of various thyroid imaging reporting and data systems. Endocr. Connect. 7(1), 1\u20137 (2018)","journal-title":"Endocr. Connect."},{"issue":"3","key":"2300_CR41","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e352","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejrad.2011.11.011","volume":"81","author":"HG Kim","year":"2012","unstructured":"H.G. Kim, J.Y. Kwak, E.K. Kim, S.H. Choi, H.J. Moon, Man to man training: can it help improve the diagnostic performances and interobserver variabilities of thyroid ultrasonography in residents? Eur. J. Radiol. 81(3), e352\u2013e356 (2012)","journal-title":"Eur. J. Radiol."},{"issue":"7","key":"2300_CR42","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"760","DOI":"10.1089\/thy.2014.0502","volume":"25","author":"RL Ferris","year":"2015","unstructured":"R.L. Ferris, Z. Baloch, V. Bernet, A. Chen, T.J. Fahey III, I. Ganly, S.P. Hodak, E. Kebebew, K.N. Patel, A. Shaha, D.L. Steward, R.P. Tufano, S.M. Wiseman, S.E. Carty,American Thyroid Association Surgical Affairs Committee, American Thyroid Association statement on surgical application of molecular profiling for thyroid nodules: current impact on perioperative decision making. Thyroid 25(7), 760\u2013768 (2015).","journal-title":"Thyroid"},{"key":"2300_CR43","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"58","DOI":"10.1016\/j.trsl.2017.07.005","volume":"188","author":"H Lasolle","year":"2017","unstructured":"H. Lasolle, B. Riche, M. Decaussin-Petrucci, E. Dantony, V. Lapras, C. Cornu, J. Lachuer, J.L. Peix, J.C. Lifante, O.M. Capraru, S. Selmi-Ruby, B. Rousset, F. Borson-Chazot, P. Roy, Predicting thyroid nodule malignancy at several prevalence values with a combined Bethesda-molecular test. Transl. Res. 188, 58\u201366.e1 (2017)","journal-title":"Transl. Res."},{"issue":"5","key":"2300_CR44","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"888","DOI":"10.1002\/cncr.30708","volume":"124","author":"MY Roth","year":"2018","unstructured":"M.Y. Roth, R.L. Witt, D.L. Steward, Molecular testing for thyroid nodules: review and current state. Cancer 124(5), 888\u2013898 (2018)","journal-title":"Cancer"},{"issue":"10","key":"2300_CR45","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"736","DOI":"10.3390\/genes10100736","volume":"10","author":"ED Rossi","year":"2019","unstructured":"E.D. Rossi, L. Pantanowitz, W.C. Faquin, The role of molecular testing for the indeterminate thyroid FNA. Genes 10(10), 736 (2019)","journal-title":"Genes"},{"issue":"11","key":"2300_CR46","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"E1852","DOI":"10.1210\/jc.2013-2292","volume":"98","author":"MN Nikiforova","year":"2013","unstructured":"M.N. Nikiforova, A.I. Wald, S. Roy, M.B. Durso, Y.E. Nikiforov, Targeted next-generation sequencing panel (ThyroSeq) for detection of mutations in thyroid cancer. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 98(11), E1852\u2013E1860 (2013)","journal-title":"J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab."},{"issue":"4","key":"2300_CR47","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"730","DOI":"10.1016\/j.surg.2013.05.015","volume":"154","author":"RS Mehta","year":"2013","unstructured":"R.S. Mehta, S.E. Carty, N.P. Ohori, S.P. Hodak, C. Coyne, S.O. LeBeau, M.E. Tublin, M.T. Stang, J.T. Johnson, K.L. McCoy, M.N. Nikiforova, Y.E. Nikiforov, L. Yip, Nodule size is an independent predictor of malignancy in mutation-negative nodules with follicular lesion of undetermined significance cytology. Surgery 154(4), 730\u2013736 (2013). discussion 736\u2013738","journal-title":"Surgery"},{"issue":"2","key":"2300_CR48","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"62","DOI":"10.1007\/s12022-013-9240-4","volume":"24","author":"R Carr","year":"2013","unstructured":"R. Carr, B. Ustun, D. Chhieng, K. Schofield, C. Theoharis, L. Hammers, A.J. Adeniran, Radiologic and clinical predictors of malignancy in the follicular lesion of undetermined significance of the thyroid. Endocr. Pathol. 24(2), 62\u201368 (2013)","journal-title":"Endocr. Pathol."},{"issue":"7","key":"2300_CR49","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1219","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejso.2016.11.003","volume":"43","author":"M Jinih","year":"2017","unstructured":"M. Jinih, N. Foley, O. Osho, L. Houlihan, A.A. Toor, J.Z. Khan, A.A. Achakzai, H.P. Redmond, BRAF(V600E) mutation as a predictor of thyroid malignancy in indeterminate nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur. J. Surg. Oncol. 43(7), 1219\u20131227 (2017)","journal-title":"Eur. J. Surg. Oncol."},{"issue":"12","key":"2300_CR50","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"866","DOI":"10.1002\/cncy.21468","volume":"122","author":"PS Sullivan","year":"2014","unstructured":"P.S. Sullivan, S.L. Hirschowitz, P.C. Fung, S.K. Apple, The impact of atypia\/follicular lesion of undetermined significance and repeat fine-needle aspiration: 5 years before and after implementation of the Bethesda system. Cancer Cytopathol. 122(12), 866\u2013872 (2014)","journal-title":"Cancer Cytopathol."},{"issue":"6","key":"2300_CR51","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"761","DOI":"10.1177\/1066896911415667","volume":"19","author":"Y Ozluk","year":"2011","unstructured":"Y. Ozluk, E. Pehlivan, M.G. Gulluoglu, A. Poyanli, A. Salmaslioglu, N. Colak, Y. Kapran, D. Yilmazbayhan, The use of the Bethesda terminology in thyroid fine-needle aspiration results in a lower rate of surgery for nonmalignant nodules: a report from a Reference Center in Turkey. Int. J. Surg. Pathol. 19(6), 761\u2013771 (2011)","journal-title":"Int. J. Surg. Pathol."},{"issue":"5","key":"2300_CR52","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"832","DOI":"10.1089\/thy.2013.0317","volume":"24","author":"AS Ho","year":"2014","unstructured":"A.S. Ho, E.E. Sarti, K.S. Jain, H. Wang, I.J. Nixon, A.R. Shaha, J.P. Shah, D.H. Kraus, R. Ghossein, S.A. Fish, R.J. Wong, O. Lin, L.G. Morris, Malignancy rate in thyroid nodules classified as Bethesda category III (AUS\/FLUS). Thyroid 24(5), 832\u2013839 (2014)","journal-title":"Thyroid"},{"issue":"9","key":"2300_CR53","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2601","DOI":"10.1007\/s00330-015-3668-5","volume":"25","author":"VY Park","year":"2015","unstructured":"V.Y. Park, E.K. Kim, J.Y. Kwak, J.H. Yoon, H.J. Moon, Malignancy risk and characteristics of thyroid nodules with two consecutive results of atypia of undetermined significance or follicular lesion of undetermined significance on cytology. Eur. Radiol. 25(9), 2601\u20132607 (2015)","journal-title":"Eur. Radiol."},{"key":"2300_CR54","first-page":"4521984","volume":"2018","author":"SH Hong","year":"2018","unstructured":"S.H. Hong, H. Lee, M.S. Cho, J.E. Lee, Y.A. Sung, Y.S. Hong, Malignancy risk and related factors of atypia of undetermined significance\/follicular lesion of undetermined significance in thyroid fine needle aspiration. Int. J. Endocrinol. 2018, 4521984 (2018)","journal-title":"Int. J. Endocrinol."},{"key":"2300_CR55","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"23","DOI":"10.4103\/1742-6413.139725","volume":"11","author":"LQ Wong","year":"2014","unstructured":"L.Q. Wong, V.A. LiVolsi, Z.W. Baloch, Diagnosis of atypia\/follicular lesion of undetermined significance: an institutional experience. CytoJournal 11, 23 (2014)","journal-title":"CytoJournal"},{"issue":"2","key":"2300_CR56","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"216","DOI":"10.1089\/thy.2018.0366","volume":"29","author":"M Kim","year":"2019","unstructured":"M. Kim, M.J. Jeon, M. Han, J.H. Lee, D.E. Song, J.H. Baek, T.Y. Kim, W.B. Kim, Y.K. Shong, W.G. Kim, Tumor growth rate does not predict malignancy in surgically resected thyroid nodules classified as Bethesda category III with architectural atypia. Thyroid 29(2), 216\u2013221 (2019)","journal-title":"Thyroid"},{"issue":"4","key":"2300_CR57","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"611","DOI":"10.1177\/0194599816688190","volume":"156","author":"AM Manning","year":"2017","unstructured":"A.M. Manning, H. Yang, M. Falciglia, J.R. Mark, D.L. Steward, Thyroid ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology results: observed increase in indeterminate rate over the past decade. Otolaryngol. Head. Neck Surg. 156(4), 611\u2013615 (2017)","journal-title":"Otolaryngol. Head. Neck Surg."},{"issue":"5","key":"2300_CR58","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"459","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amjsurg.2004.07.006","volume":"188","author":"B Miller","year":"2004","unstructured":"B. Miller, S. Burkey, G. Lindberg, W.H. Snyder III, F.E. Nwariaku, Prevalence of malignancy within cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules. Am. J. Surg. 188(5), 459\u2013462 (2004)","journal-title":"Am. J. Surg."},{"issue":"5","key":"2300_CR59","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"592","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amjsurg.2005.01.028","volume":"189","author":"J Smith","year":"2005","unstructured":"J. Smith, R.E. Cheifetz, N. Schneidereit, K. Berean, T. Thomson, Can cytology accurately predict benign follicular nodules? Am. J. Surg. 189(5), 592\u2013595 (2005). discussion 595","journal-title":"Am. J. Surg."},{"key":"2300_CR60","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"9","DOI":"10.1186\/1742-6413-3-9","volume":"3","author":"MS Deveci","year":"2006","unstructured":"M.S. Deveci, G. Deveci, V.A. LiVolsi, Z.W. Baloch, Fine-needle aspiration of follicular lesions of the thyroid. Diagnosis and follow-up. CytoJournal 3, 9 (2006)","journal-title":"CytoJournal"}],"container-title":["Endocrine"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s12020-020-02300-w.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s12020-020-02300-w\/fulltext.html","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s12020-020-02300-w.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,15]],"date-time":"2021-04-15T10:01:13Z","timestamp":1618480873000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/10.1007\/s12020-020-02300-w"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,15]]},"references-count":60,"journal-issue":{"issue":"3","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2020,9]]}},"alternative-id":["2300"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12020-020-02300-w","relation":{},"ISSN":["1355-008X","1559-0100"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1355-008X","type":"print"},{"value":"1559-0100","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,15]]},"assertion":[{"value":"29 January 2020","order":1,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"30 March 2020","order":2,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"15 April 2020","order":3,"name":"first_online","label":"First Online","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"order":1,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Compliance with ethical standards"}},{"value":"The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.","order":2,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Conflict of interest"}},{"value":"This study was approved by the institutional review board (No. 2019-10-024) and adhered to the tenets of the Helsinki Declaration.","order":3,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Ethical approval"}},{"value":"The requirement for written informed consent was waived by the institutional review board.","order":4,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Informed consent"}}]}}