Endocrine Abstracts

Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) has become the mainstay of thyroid nodule evaluation. While the overall accuracy of FNAB is excellent, an indeterminate or suspicious biopsy can pose a diagnostic and management dilemma. Fortunately, only 20-25% of indeterminate nodules are ultimately found to be malignant. Unfortunately, approximately 75-80% of patients undergo a surgical procedure that may have not been necessary. Recent advances in molecular diagnostics such as immunocyt...