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Data on demographics, surgical procedures, ultrasonographic features, and pathology results were extracted and analyzed. The cohort consisted predominantly of women (79.39%) with a mean age of 46.68 years. Surgeries performed included total thyroidectomy (88%), total thyroidectomy with central lymph node dissection (6%), and modified radical neck dissection (3%). Malignancies, largely papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), were identified in 81 cases. Univariate analysis revealed significant associations between malignancy and ultrasonographic features like calcification, spiculated margins, and nuclear inclusions. Multivariate analysis pinpointed calcification as the only independent risk factor. Histopathological findings indicated heterogeneity within malignancies, noting lymphovascular and capsular invasion in PTC cases. 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