ea0026p448 | Thyroid (non cancer) | ECE2011
Marcelino Mafalda
, Andre Saudade
, Figueiredo Luisa
, Passos Dolores
, Vilar Helena
, Lopes Luis
, Carvalho Raquel
, Castro Joao
Introduction: Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) plays an essential role in the evaluation of thyroid nodular disease (TND). It reduces the rate of unnecessary thyroid surgery for patients with benign nodules, and allows the choice of the appropriate surgery. In our department, 2124 FNAB were performed in 10 years. 60% of them are now ultrasound guided (UGFNAB).Objective: To access the accuracy of FNAB in our hospital.Methods: Re...