Predictors of non-diagnostic cytology in surgeon-performed ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodules

BACKGROUND: Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is the standard of care for the diagnostic work-up of thyroid nodules but despite its proven utility, the non-diagnostic rate for thyroid FNA ranges from 6-36%. A non-diagnostic FNA is problematic for the clinician and patient because it can result in repeate...

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Autores principales: Isaac, Andre, Jeffery, Caroline C, Seikaly, Hadi, Al-Marzouki, Hani, Harris, Jeffrey R, O’Connell, Daniel A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Original Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4260212/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25466726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40463-014-0048-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4260212/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25466726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40463-014-0048-0

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