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ea0035p266 | Clinical case reports Thyroid/Others | ECE2014

Is repeated fine needle aspiration expedient when the first one is nondiagnostic

Bubnov Alexander , Fedotov Yuriy , Chernikov Roman , Sleptsov Ilya , Timofeeva Natalya , Chinchuk Igor , Semenov Arseniy , Makarin Viktor , Uspenskaya Anna , Karelina Ulia , Novokshonov Konstantin , Fedorov Elisey , Rusakov Vladimir , Bichenkova Elisaveta , Isheiskaya Masha , Kulysh Aleksey , Vorobev Sergey

Background: It is disputable whether to repeat FNAB after the first one was nondiagnostic, or to submit the patient to operation.Methods: Indication for FNAB was a thyroid nodule of ≥1 cm or of a less size with clinical or ultrasound features of malignancy. In case of multinodular goiter each nodule was punctured and examined separately.3929 cases (8%) were noninformative out of 49 419 FNAB of thyroid nodules performed in Nor...