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Erschienen in: Endocrine Pathology 4/2011

01.12.2011

Update in Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration

verfasst von: William C. Faquin, Massimo Bongiovanni, Peter M. Sadow

Erschienen in: Endocrine Pathology | Ausgabe 4/2011

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Abstract

Thyroid fine needle aspiration (FNA) is a safe, cost effective, and relatively accurate method for guiding the initial management of a thyroid nodule. The popularity of thyroid FNA is reflected in the fact that over 350,000 thyroid FNAs are performed each year in the USA. As we move into the next decade, several issues pertaining to thyroid FNA are being addressed including: how to better apply thyroid FNA as a differential test for follicular-patterned thyroid tumors, how to manage the atypical thyroid FNA, and how to use thyroid FNA in the evaluation of poorly differentiated thyroid carcinomas.
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Metadaten
Titel
Update in Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration
verfasst von
William C. Faquin
Massimo Bongiovanni
Peter M. Sadow
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2011
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Endocrine Pathology / Ausgabe 4/2011
Print ISSN: 1046-3976
Elektronische ISSN: 1559-0097
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12022-011-9182-7

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