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ea0049gp226 | Thyroid Cancer | ECE2017

Malignancy Rate in Thyroid Nodules: Cytology versus Histology in challenging categories

Silvestre Catarina , Luis Rita , Bugalho Maria Joao , de Almeida Margarida Mendes , Carvalho Raquel

Background: To stratify the risk of malignancy, thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is an important and cost-effective method to evaluate nodules. The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology III, IV and V categories are diagnostic challenges, falling between benign and malignant.Objective: Determinate the malignancy rates of thyroid nodules classified as Bethesda Categories III-V.Methods: Retrospective study ...