A thyroid biopsy is a medical procedure used to diagnose problems with the thyroid gland. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck that makes hormones. A fine needle aspiration (thyroid ...

Thyroid nodules are a common clinical problem. This article describes contemporary understanding of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy of the thyroid. It stresses the team approach, the triage role ...

In a series of thyroid nodules from adults in Ireland, the false-negative rate of an initial benign thyroid fine-needle aspiration was low, around 1%, suggesting that routine second fine-needle ...

The thyroid gland's health can significantly impact metabolism and growth. Recognizing signs such as a persistent neck lump, ...

The group recommended that fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy for most asymptomatic thyroid nodules, taking into account the sonographic characteristics and patients’ clinical picture, be ...

A new and simple risk-stratification system based on thyroid-nodule features seen on ultrasound can determine whether a nodule needs a fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy to detect potential ...

Thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNA)-cytology is widely used for the preoperative characterisation of thyroid nodules but this task is difficult for follicular lesions, which often remain ...

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.

ANSWER: There are a variety of reasons why thyroid nodules may develop. In most cases, however, these nodules are benign, and the risk for developing thyroid cancer in the future is, fortunately ...

Thyroid nodules are common, and approximately 600,000 patients with nodules undergo a fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy every year, where cells are extracted from the nodule and examined to ...