ea0092ps3-26-01 | Thyroid hormone diagnostics 2 | ETA2023
Rodrigues Catarina
, Benido Silva Vania
, Puga Francisca
, Freitas Claudia
, Couto Carvalho Andre
Introduction: Fine needle aspiration cytology(FNAC) is the mainstay for evaluation of nodular thyroid disease. Internationally reported prevalence for Bethesda I(unsatisfactory sample) category is 5-60%. Several factors may determine this result, including patient and nodulesÂ’ features as well as both FNAC performer and pathologistsÂ’ skills. Few studies have evaluated pre-procedure factors associated with unsatisfactory cytology results. If present, recognizing these...