## Abstract ## Background. Thyroid nodules are the most common surgical disease of the thyroid. Fine‐needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is the most commonly employed tool for establishing a diagnosis. However, 15% to 25% of FNAB reports yield inconclusive results. Immunostaining of cytological smears
Does the presence of additional thyroid nodules on ultrasound alter the risk of malignancy in patients with a follicular neoplasm of the thyroid?
✍ Scribed by Rebecca S. Sippel; Dina M. Elaraj; Elham Khanafshar; Electron Kebebew; Quan-Yang Duh; Orlo H. Clark
- Book ID
- 113920745
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 124 KB
- Volume
- 142
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0039-6060
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