Fine-needle aspiration versus large-needle biopsy or cutting biopsy in evaluation of thyroid nodules
โ Scribed by Jan F. Silverman; R. Lee West; James L. Finley; Ernest W. Larkin; H. Kim Park; Melvin S. Swanson; William W. Fore
- Book ID
- 111660311
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 513 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
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## Abstract ## Background Ultrasoundโguided fineโneedle aspiration biopsy (ultrasoundโguided FNAB) is considered the diagnostic test of choice when a fineโneedle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) returns an inconclusive diagnosis because of cytologic ambiguity or paucity of specimen. ## Methods Costโeffe
Ultrasound (US)-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNA) was performed on 268 thyroid nodules (135 palpable, 133 nonpalpable) in 210 patients with various thyroid conditions; 62 nodules also had palpation-guided FNA. Surgical pathology was obtained in 67 malignant nodules and 32 benign nodules. Al