ea0011p890 | Thyroid | ECE2006
Yousaf UY
, Christensen LC
, Rasmussen AKR
, Jensen FJ
, Hilmer EH
, Mollerup CM
, Kirkegaard JK
, Lausen IL
, Feldt-Rasmussen UFR
Background: Scintigrafically cold nodules are hypofunctioning areas in the thyroid gland. These nodules are common and as the risk of malignancy is low, surgery is only necessary in very few cases. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is the standard method for detecting malignant tumours. However, FNAC is a difficult diagnostic procedure which often gives insufficient working material.Materials and methods: A prospective study was designed to calculat...