Goiter: Sensitivity and Specificity

Introduction: Enlargement of the thyroid gland, commonly from iodine deficiency, Graves disease, or multinodular goiter. See also hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism.

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The sensitivity and specificity of findings for Goiter are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.

Poorly Diagnostic Findings

Finding	Sensitivity	Specificity	Comments, Study
Palpable Thyroid Duplicate	56%	76%	WHO 1960 criteria: lobes larger than the terminal phalanges of the thumb, or gland visible in schoolage children, in areas of iodine deficiency Study: Lancet. 2000 Jan 8;355(9198):106-10. PMID: 10675168
Palpable Thyroid Duplicate	80%	29%	WHO 1994 criteria: thyroid at all palpable, or visible in schoolage children, in areas of iodine deficiency Study: Lancet. 2000 Jan 8;355(9198):106-10. PMID: 10675168