Fine needle aspiration is the gold standard method to differentiate benign thyroid nodules
from malignant. However, for 15 to 30% of the cases the cytological diagnosis is …

Indeterminate thyroid lesions are diagnosed in up to 30% of fine needle aspirations. These
nodules harbor malignancy in more than 25% of cases, and hemithyroidectomy or total …

Thyroid cancer is the most common type of endocrine malignancy, with approximately
55,000 new cases diagnosed in the United States in 2012. However, thyroid nodules are …

Thyroid nodules are very common and fine needle aspiration (FNA) is a very sensitive
means of diagnosis. However, its limitations include the fact that the cytology reports are …

Thyroid nodules are a common finding in the adult population including the fact that more
than 50% of individuals, over the age of 60, have thyroid nodules. The majority have been …

Thyroid nodules are a very common clinical finding, and although the majority of them are
benign, thyroid carcinoma accounts for about 5-15% of nodules. Fine-needle aspiration …

Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology remains the gold standard for the evaluation of
thyroid nodules. However, 10% to 40% of thyroid FNAs are cytologically indeterminate. 1 …

Molecular testing has acquired a relevant role for diagnostic and prognostic stratification of
indeterminate thyroid nodules. Besides the available commercial solutions marketed in the …

Abstract Background Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) cytopathology is the best
method for histological classification of thyroid nodules. However, between 20%–30% of …

Context Fine-needle aspiration has been the initial step in the workup of thyroid nodular
lesions and has successfully reduced the number of unnecessary surgeries and improved …