… thyroid nodules.2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 This report reviews the clinical significance … thyroid nodules;
the technique, advantages, and limitations of FNA biopsy; and the effect of FNA biopsy …

… Thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy has become an … thyroid cancer. Surgical intervention
rates can be lowered by almost 50% by using fine-needle aspiration to identify nodules most …

… Because FNA biopsy is a safe, reliable, and rapid means of evaluating thyroid nodules,
we recommend its routine use for diagnosis and treatment of thyroid nodular disease. (Endocr …

… workup, frequency of thyroid operations, and yield of thyroid malignancies at operation. In …
needle aspiration biopsy on the costs of medical care associated with solitary thyroid nodules…

… thyroid nodules and the risk of a nondiagnostic fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) on the
… of the demographic characteristics of the patients and sonographic features of the nodules. …

… nodules.18 ,19 The other well known diagnostic method, USG, is of limited value, especially
for evaluating children with solitary thyroid nodules.20 ,21 The popular fine needle biopsy …

… the preoperative selection of thyroid nodules. First, the decision to remove all thyroid nodules
seems impractical when considering the high frequency of thyroid nodules occurring in the …

… Aspiration biopsy of a thyroid nodule, although a relatively simple procedure, should be
performed only by an experienced operator. The procedure should be discussed with the patient …

… Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is frequently used to diagnose thyroid nodules discovered by
… Despite a long history of clinical application of FNA in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules and …

… 455 thyroid nodules evaluated by cytological and histological specimens obtained by fine-
and large-needle biopsy, respectively, was compared with that for 1,094 nodules previously …