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Thyroid Fine-needle aspiration biopsy: an evaluation of its utility in a community setting

BACKGROUND: Thyroid cancer rates are on the rise worldwide with over 5000 new cases estimated in Canada in 2012. The American Thyroid Association recommends the use of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNA) in the workup of thyroid nodules. Studies show that thyroid FNA accuracy may vary based on inter...

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Autores principales: Le, Andre R, Thompson, Gregory W, Hoyt, Benjamin John A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4373075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25890284
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40463-015-0063-9