Purpose To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of a different sample preparation protocol for
fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of thyroid nodules established during the COVID‐19 …

Objective The study explores various factors, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐
19) history and vaccination status, that influence the classification value of ultrasonography …

Purpose Nowadays, the clinical management of thyroid nodules needs to be multi-
disciplinary. In particular, the crosstalk between endocrinologists and cytopathologists is …

On March 13, 2020, the World Health Organization declared SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) a
pandemic, and associated active cases and deaths have since spread rapidly across the …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic prompted changes in medical
practice, with a reduction in cytopathology volumes and a relative increase in the …

Before the outbreak of a novel coronavirus-associated acute respiratory disease called
coronavirus disease 19 (COVID19), fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy was considered …

As cytopathologists who run a fine-needle aspiration (FNA) clinic, performing not only
freehand sampling of palpable thyroid nodules but also ultrasound-guided aspiration of …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a newly described
pathogen that causes coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). After its initial outbreak in …

There are so many different approaches to the same diseases in thyroid fine‐needle
aspiration (FNA) cytology among us (Table 1), and these have been highlighted in a recent …

The COVID-19 outbreak in Italy forced the healthcare system to cancel all non-urgent
outpatient activities in order to avoid further spread of the disease inside hospitals and other …