[PDF] Top 20 Indications for Fine Needle Aspiration in Thyroid Nodules

... gists in Ultrasound. Management of thyroid nodules de- tected at US: Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound con- sensus conference ...American Thyroid Association Guidelines ...with ... See full document

... of thyroid cancer epidemics in Korea out of the discussion [1], it is clear that thyroid nodules are common worldwide, ranging from 5% to 7% of the adult popu- ...of thyroid disease is ... See full document

... 13,193 nodules underwent US-guided FNAB at our institution, of which 1,517 nodules ...these nodules, and 477 nodules ...results. Thyroid nodules were classiied as benign or ... See full document

... the nodules which had not undergone surgery were included, based on the cytology ...results in ways of false-negative or false-positive cytologic results ...radiologists in inter- preting US images ... See full document

... patients. In about two thirds of those patients, calcitonin levels re- main elevated even after extensive surgery ...metastases in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), and this also ... See full document

... of thyroid cancer ...cols. In this context, we are honored to know that our article has stimulated Professor Kimura’s team to show their results in miRNA extraction from thyroid FNA stained ... See full document

... found in PTC a significant up-regulation of LDHB, and in both studies this increase was greater in cPTC than in TcPTC ...part in many signalling pathways playing a crucial role ... See full document

... mass in the neck is a common occurrence in clinical ...nodes, thyroid gland, parotid glands, submandibular glands are commonly responsible for neck ...as Fine Needle Aspiration ... See full document

... DISCUSSION: FNAC is regarded as the gold standard initial investigation in the diagnosis of thyroid swellings. The technique is safe, simple and quick with a low complication rate. Several other tests, such ... See full document

... specimens in which cryptococcus is found include cerebrospinal fluid, sputum, bronchial washings and FNAC smears from lymphnodes, thyroid, spleen, adrenals, bone and lung ...those in other fungal ... See full document

... the thyroid, as suggested by two studies from the Mayo Clinic referring to distinct periods [1,3], is prob- ably related with routine evaluation of thyroid nodules in patients with known ... See full document

... Molecular analysis might be a good alternative. Many mo- lecular markers have been evaluated to improve the diagnostic accuracy for indeterminate nodules. Large prospective studies have confirmed the genetic ... See full document

... Although fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of the thyroid gland is the most important presurgical proceeding in defining the malignancy of a nodular lesion, it has limitations such ... See full document

... of thyroid cancer ...cols. In this context, we are honored to know that our article has stimulated Professor Kimura’s team to show their results in miRNA extraction from thyroid FNA stained ... See full document

... with thyroid nodules were analyzed by power Doppler and submitted to fine-needle aspiration biopsy ...malignancy in 39 lesions, compared with 48 for ...malignancy in 124 ... See full document

... Uma proporção significativa dos nódulos estudados possuía pequenas dimensões (metade com diâmetro máxi- mo de 15 mm na primeira PAAF). As recomendações para PAAF de nódulos da tiroide são cada vez mais conserva- doras e ... See full document

... differences in the prediction of TC by FNAB between the patients with a soli- tary thyroid nodule and those with multiple thyroid nodules, these two groups were analyzed ...independently. ... See full document

... punctures in fine-needle aspiration biopsies required for a safe cytological analysis of thyroid ...participating in the study was 52 years (standard-deviation = ...punctures ... See full document

... the needle tip during each FNA exam, particularly for difficult ...on thyroid models or perform- ing the procedure under the supervision of an experienced op- erator with timely feedback is therefore ...of ... See full document

... METHODS: Data from 1,479 patients who had thyroid surgery were reviewed. In total, 1,093 patients (89.6% female, mean age 52.7 (13-89) years) were included, and 386 patients were excluded. FNAB results ... See full document