Recent Experience With Preoperative Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Thyroid Nodules in a Community Hospital
Authors:
- Martha J. SackMSMartha J. Sack
- John S. KukoraJKJohn S. Kukora
Open Access
- 1 July 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 137 (7) , 818-821
Abstract
FOR MORE than 2 decades, fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy has become increasingly important in the assessment and management of thyroid nodules, and its increased use has been reported in 73% of hospitals during the past decade.1 This acceptance has been higher (3.6% of the anatomic pathologic caseload) in university hospitals than in nonuniversity hospitals (1.2% of the caseload),1 possibly because of the need for an expert cytopathologist on staff to interpret the FNA biopsy results.Keywords
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