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Thyroid nodules with repeat nondiagnostic cytologic results: the role of clinical and ultrasonographic findings.
World journal of surgery - 1 Jul 2015
Woo Seung Hoon, Kim Kyung Hee, Kim Rock Bum
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is the most valuable procedure in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules. One possible result of FNA of thyroid nodules, however, is "nondiagnostic" cytology. In these cases, consensus guidelines suggest repeating FNA with ultrasound guidance, but the results obtained may continue to be nondiagnostic. These results cause confusion due to the fact that there...
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