Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid nodule is a procedure in which a small sample of cells is obtained from a thyroid nodule with the aid of a thin needle under ultrasound guidance.

It spreads to the lymph nodes about 20% of the time. Hurtle cell thyroid cancer cannot be diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). The only way to diagnose cancerous Hurthle cells is by ...

Objective: Conventional fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for cystic thyroid nodules (CTNs) has a high rate of nondiagnostic and false-negative results. Ultrasound-guided FNAB (UG-FNAB ...

Ultrasonography revealed a circumscribed hypoechoic area bilaterally in each lobe of the thyroid, and fine-needle aspiration biopsy showed diffuse monotonous infiltration of small- to medium-sized ...

More information: Sara Mazzantini et al, Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Is Safe and Well-Tolerated in Children, Thyroid (2024). DOI: 10.1089/thy.2024.0549 Provided by Children's Hospital Boston ...

Thyroid gland plays a key role in regulating metabolism by secreting the hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyroni ...

Partial thyroidectomy involves the surgical removal of one lobe of the thyroid gland ... and suspicion of thyroid carcinoma after fine-needle aspiration biopsy; all of the operations were ...

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