ea0041ep1122 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2016
Keat Cheah Seong
, Pierce Brian
, Kumar Anusha
, Kyaw Tun Tommy
, Sreenan Seamus
, McDermott John
, Hickey Neil
, Leen Eamon
, Sabah Muna
, Walsh Thomas
Introduction: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a widely adopted pre-operative investigatory tool for thyroid nodules. The British Thyroid Association (BTA) recently updated guidelines recommending that an FNAC that initially yields benign cytology (Thy2) should be repeated if there is any clinical or ultrasound (US) suspicion (1). We postulate that there is a tendency for a more conservative approach in older age groups with smaller thyroid nodules on US studies.<...