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 4 Analysis of specific causes in the non-surgical group (n = 35), n (%)

Classification	Number of examples
Stage IV was determined due to clear distant metastases outside the thyroid gland (such as to the liver, lungs, and bones)	10 (28.57)
Metastatic cancer was diagnosed through thyroid biopsy	15 (42.86)
Due to severe comorbidities/cardiopulmonary inability to tolerate major surgery	6 (17.14)
Because the patient or their family subjectively refuses surgery	4 (11.43)

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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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