ea0019p390 | Thyroid | SFEBES2009
Whitelaw B
, Augustin Y
, Lo Q
, Gilbert J
Introduction: Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is used, in conjunction with clinical assessment and imaging, to assess thyroid nodules for suspected malignancy. Cytological assessment of FNA samples involves both a text report and classification into a diagnostic category Thy1Thy 5. The cytological category Thy 2 describes a FNA sample assessed to be non-neoplastic. Current BTA guidelines recommend two FNA samples, 36 months apart, are obtained to exclude neoplasia.</p...