Table 2.

Associations with surgical intervention

VariableSurgery Rate (%)
Age at biopsy
 <40 years13/42 (31.0)
 ≥40 years25/247 (10.1)
Maximum nodule dimension
 <3 cm21/225 (9.3)
 ≥3 cm17/64 (26.6)
Presence of Afirma suspicious nodule outside the index nodule
 Yes7/11 (63.6)
 No31/278 (11.2)
Compressive symptoms
 Yes15/32 (46.9)
 No23/257 (8.9)
VariableSurgery Rate (%)
Age at biopsy
 <40 years13/42 (31.0)
 ≥40 years25/247 (10.1)
Maximum nodule dimension
 <3 cm21/225 (9.3)
 ≥3 cm17/64 (26.6)
Presence of Afirma suspicious nodule outside the index nodule
 Yes7/11 (63.6)
 No31/278 (11.2)
Compressive symptoms
 Yes15/32 (46.9)
 No23/257 (8.9)
Table 2.

Associations with surgical intervention

VariableSurgery Rate (%)
Age at biopsy
 <40 years13/42 (31.0)
 ≥40 years25/247 (10.1)
Maximum nodule dimension
 <3 cm21/225 (9.3)
 ≥3 cm17/64 (26.6)
Presence of Afirma suspicious nodule outside the index nodule
 Yes7/11 (63.6)
 No31/278 (11.2)
Compressive symptoms
 Yes15/32 (46.9)
 No23/257 (8.9)
VariableSurgery Rate (%)
Age at biopsy
 <40 years13/42 (31.0)
 ≥40 years25/247 (10.1)
Maximum nodule dimension
 <3 cm21/225 (9.3)
 ≥3 cm17/64 (26.6)
Presence of Afirma suspicious nodule outside the index nodule
 Yes7/11 (63.6)
 No31/278 (11.2)
Compressive symptoms
 Yes15/32 (46.9)
 No23/257 (8.9)
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