Background: Optimal surgical intervention is straightforward when a fine-needle aspiration
(FNA) is diagnostic for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). However, if there are characteristics of …

A total of 704 cases of thyroid cancer were retrospectively reviewed (2005 to 2011) to
assess the contribution of frozen section (FS) to preoperative fine-needle aspiration (FNA) …

Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and frozen section evaluation are traditional components of
the management of thyroid lesions. Their role and usefulness are dictated by some basic …

Methods In this study, 203 patients underwent thyroid surgery at the Ankara Oncology
Hospital. Nodules were assessed by FNA biopsy preoperatively, by FS intraoperatively and …

Background. Since the development of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) there has been a trend
away from frozen sections (FS) in the assessment of thyroid neoplasms. The objective of this …

Objectives To determine the usefulness of intraoperative frozen section (FS) examinations in
establishing the diagnosis of thyroid cancer in patients undergoing thyroidectomy for …

Introduction: The role of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and frozen section (FS) in the
management of thyroid neoplasms continues to generate considerable controversy. We …

Hypothesis Clinical or cytologic factors predictive of malignancy can be identified and
incorporated into a treatment algorithm for patients with a fine-needle aspiration biopsy …

Abstract Objective/Hypothesis: To determine the need for intraoperative frozen section to
guide the extent of thyroid surgery in the presence of an adequate preoperative fine‐needle …

Background: The role of intraoperative frozen section in the management of thyroid nodules
is controversial. Its potential benefit is to facilitate one‐stage total thyroidectomy. Most …