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ea0029p1694 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ICEECE2012

A correlation study of thyroid nodule cytopathology and histopathology

Roldan P. , Lopez-Tinoco C. , Mateo I. , Larran L. , Ojeda B. , Gavilan I. , Vallejo E. , Martinez-Parra D. , Aguilar-Diosdado M.

Background: Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies are the cornerstone of preoperative evaluation of thyroid nodules, but FNA diagnostic performance has varied across different studies. We conducted a study to evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasound guided FNA in the thyroid nodule and to review the correlation between cytopathology and histopathology.Methods: Prospective FNAs were collected from 511 patients who underwent a ultrasound guided FNA between...