Title |
The use of core needle biopsy as first-line in diagnosis of thyroid nodules reduces false negative and inconclusive data reported by fine-needle aspiration
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Published in |
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1477-7819-12-61 |
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Authors |
Pierpaolo Trimboli, Naim Nasrollah, Leo Guidobaldi, Silvia Taccogna, Davide Domenico Cicciarella Modica, Stefano Amendola, Francesco Romanelli, Andrea Lenzi, Giuseppe Nigri, Marco Centanni, Luca Giovanella, Stefano Valabrega, Anna Crescenzi |
Abstract |
The reported reliability of core needle biopsy (CNB) is high in assessing thyroid nodules after inconclusive fine-needle aspiration (FNA) attempts. However, first-line use of CNB for nodules considered at risk by ultrasonography (US) has yet to be studied. The aim of this study were: 1) to evaluate the potential merit of using CNB first-line instead of conventional FNA in thyroid nodules with suspicious ultrasonographic features; 2) to compare CNB and FNA as a first-line diagnostic procedure in thyroid lesions at higher risk of cancer. |
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