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ea0011p787 | Thyroid | ECE2006

Epidemiologic analysis of thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsies over a period of 18 years (1987-2004)

Polyzos S , Kita M , Goulis DG , Benos A , Flaris N , Leontsini M , Avramides A

Introduction: Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNA) is a method widely used in the assessment of thyroid nodules. The main aim of this 18-year retrospective study was the investigation of the diagnostic value of FNA in the approach of thyroid malignancy.Subjects and methods: patients underwent 1938 FNAs from 1987 to 2004 in the Department of Endocrinology, ‘Hippocration’ General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. 178 of these patients subsequently u...