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.

Although FNA biopsy is an important preoperative test for thyroid nodules, it does not provide a definitive diagnosis in up to a third of patients: those with indeterminate thyroid nodules.

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 ...

Usefulness of thyroglobulin measurement in fine-needle aspiration biopsy specimens for diagnosing cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with papillary thyroid cancer. World J. Surg. 29 , 483 ...

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 ...

An estimated 42 million people in India suffer from thyroid problems, an autoimmune condition that has grown very common. The most frequent cause is thought to be iodine deficiency brought on by ...

Diagnostic tests for detecting thyroid cancer involve a combination of examinations such as ultrasound, fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy, and advanced imaging techniques like CT, MRI ...

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 ...