Background: False-negative rates for thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA) vary from 0.4% to
13%, but the effect of nodule size on the accuracy of thyroid FNA remains controversial. We …

Background: Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is currently the primary diagnostic procedure in
diagnosing thyroid malignancy and guides surgeons on patient selection for thyroidectomy …

BACKGROUND: Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is considered the diagnostic test of choice in
the evaluation of thyroid nodules. Some practice recommendations, however, suggest …

Background: Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of thyroid nodules is commonly performed, and
despite the use of ultrasound (US) guidance, the rate of non-diagnostic FNAs is still …

Background Controversy exists regarding the accuracy of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) in
large thyroid nodules. Recent surgical series have documented false-negative rates ranging …

BACKGROUND: With increasing use of thyroid ultrasonography, thyroid nodules have been
found to be extremely common. For over 25 years, fine needle aspiration (FNA) has been …

Background Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is accepted as the diagnostic procedure of choice
in the management of patients with thyroid nodules. Follicular/Hürthle cell neoplasms have …

Purpose To identify demographic and ultrasonographic (US) features associated with
malignancy after initially nondiagnostic results of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) to help clarify …

Reluctance to adopt fine-needle aspiration (F-NA) of dominant thyroid nodules stems largely
from fear of overlooking a malignancy in a nodule diagnosed as benign on FNA (false …

Background Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is the standard to evaluate thyroid nodules for
malignancy. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of patient age and gender …