Fine-needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodule: Does the needle matter?

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 498-501

  Cappelli, Carlo ^a   Pirola, Ilenia ^a   Gandossi, Elena ^a   De Martino, Elena ^a   Agosti, Barbara ^a   Castellano, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fine needle cytology; Stylet needle; Thyroid biopsy; Thyroid nodule

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BENIGN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NEEDLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STYLET NEEDLE; THYROID NODULE; TUMOR VOLUME; ADENOMA; ECONOMICS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY;

ADENOMA; ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 65649143416     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31819c7343     Document Type: Article

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