Ultrasound-guided thyroid nodule biopsy in esophageal cancer patients with thyroid nodules for surgical decision-making clinical value

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World J Gastrointest Surg. May 27, 2026; 18(5): 118655
Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.118655

Table 1 Comparison of clinical data between the two groups, n (%)

Variable	Surgical group (n = 85)	Non-surgical group (n = 35)	*χ²/t*	P value
Age (years)	46.58 ± 4.21	46.70 ± 4.35
Gender			0.225	0.635
Male	29 (32.00)	12 (34.29)
Female	56 (68.00)	23 (65.71)
BMI	21.51 ± 2.10	21.64 ± 2.21
History of diabetes			0.300	0.584
Yes	11 (12.94)	5 (14.29)
No	74 (87.06)	30 (85.71)
History of hypertension			0.204	0.652
Yes	29 (34.12)	11 (31.43)
No	56 (65.88)	24 (68.57)
Tumor location			0.429	0.807
Upper chest	22 (25.88)	10 (28.57)
Mid- chest	45 (52.94)	18 (51.43)
Lower chest	18 (21.18)	7 (20.00)
Clinical staging			76.960	< 0.001
Phase I	10 (11.76)	0 (0.00)
Phase II	35 (41.18)	4 (11.43)
Phase III	38 (44.71)	13 (37.14)
Phase IV	2 (2.35)	18 (51.43)
Pathological types			2.199	0.138
Adenocarcinoma	73 (85.88)	28 (80.00)
Squamous cell carcinoma	12 (14.12)	7 (20.00)

BMI: Body mass index.

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Citation: Han H, Geng W, Zheng F, Huang JJ. Ultrasound-guided thyroid nodule biopsy in esophageal cancer patients with thyroid nodules for surgical decision-making clinical value. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(5): 118655
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Han H, Geng W, Zheng F, Huang JJ. Ultrasound-guided thyroid nodule biopsy in esophageal cancer patients with thyroid nodules for surgical decision-making clinical value. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(5): 118655 [DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.118655]

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