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Patients with a postoperative pathological diagnosis of follicular thyroid adenoma (FTA) or follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) were included. FTNs were classified into small- and large-sized categories based on the cutoff value of the tumor diameter derived from spline regression, which indicated the turning point of malignancy risk. We identified the 5 most important predictors from 22 variables including demography, sonography, and hormones, using machine learning methods. We also calculated the odds ratios (OR) with 95% CI for these predictors in both small- and large-sized FTNs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec sec-type=\"results\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Altogether, we included 1494 FTNs, comprising 1266 FTAs and 228 FTCs. FTNs with a maximum diameter less than 3.0 cm were grouped as small-sized tumors (n=715), while those with larger diameters were categorized as large-sized tumors (n=779). In the small-sized group, tumors with macrocalcification (OR 2.90, 95% CI 1.50-5.60), those with peripheral calcification (OR 4.50, 95% CI 1.50-13.00), and those in younger patients (OR 1.33, 95% CI 1.05-1.69) showed a higher malignancy risk. In the large-sized group, tumors presenting with a nodule-in-nodule appearance (OR 3.30, 95% CI 1.30-7.90) exhibited a higher malignancy risk. In both groups, lower thyroid-stimulating hormone levels (OR 1.49, 95% CI 1.20-1.85 for small-sized FTNs; OR 1.61, 95% CI 1.37-1.96 for large-sized FTNs) and a larger mean diameter (OR 1.40, 95% CI 1.10-1.70 for small-sized FTNs; OR 1.50 95% CI 1.20-1.70 for large-sized FTNs) were associated with the malignancy risk of FTNs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec sec-type=\"conclusions\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study identified size-specific predictors for malignancy risk in FTNs, highlighting the importance of stratified prediction based on tumor size.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2196\/73069","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,19]],"date-time":"2025-05-19T17:45:07Z","timestamp":1747676707000},"page":"e73069-e73069","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Size-Specific Predictors for Malignancy Risk in Follicular Thyroid 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