ea0049ep1303 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2017
Chambidis Vasileios
, Siolos Athanasios
, Efstathiadou Zoe
, Sykja Albana
, Georgiou Thomas
, Chambidou Eleni
, Panagiotou Athanasios
, Adamidou Fotini
, Kita Marina
Aim: Ultrasound-guided Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (USg-FNAB) is the most accurate modality for distinguishing malignant or possibly malignant from benign thyroid nodules. However, a certain amount of specimens turn out to be non-diagnostic or inadequate. Several factors contribute to this outcome such as the examinerÂ’s experience, characteristics of the nodule and patientÂ’s compliance. Understanding these factors could contribute to reduction of non-diagnostic res...