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ea0026p474 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2011

Diagnostic performance and concordance analysis between ultrasonographic findings suggestive of malignancy and fine-needle aspiration (FNA) in eufunctional thyroid nodule

Vargas-Uricoechea H , Meza Cabrera I , Gomez Astaiza C

Introduction: In population, thyroid nodule incidence is 1 to 30%; malignancy incidence is 1–20% up to different series, which make us to realize diagnostic methods with variable sensibility and specificity, taking as point of reference, the cytological analysis.Materials and methods: Fifty consecutive patients (44 women, 6 men) with thyroid nodule, performed neck ultrasonography (ALOKA SSD3500 equipment); material of FNA was processed according to ...