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ultrasound (US) criteria and possibly fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), malignancy rates may be overestimated and will not necessarily reflect the chances of a nodule being first diagnosed by palpation or imaging methods. On the other hand, ROM may as
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. Author Contributions A.P. was the supervising physician, was involved in planning, and supervised the work, C.K. collected the samples, processed the data, drafted the manuscript, and designed the figures. N.M. performed the cytological analysis, S
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was made by USG of the neck, FNA cytology (FNAC) or histopathology of the surgically resected specimen, where available. The prevalence of thyroid incidentalomas on 18 F-FDG PET or PET/CT and the rate of malignancy in focal uptake were assessed. The
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-risk PMT, I believe that FNA should precede this decision. At our institution, nodules with highly suspicious features on ultrasonography (US) are always submitted to FNA (irrespective of size) and the latter is repeated when cytology is commenced [ 3 , 4
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inappropriately referring patients to surgery in case of indeterminate cytology [ 1 ]. The presence and pattern of nodular vascular signs are often considered among the US features to discriminate benign from malignant nodules [ 2 , 3 ]. Despite this widespread
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ultrasound. What Does This Case Report Add? • The preoperative diagnosis of a cervical schwannoma was suspected by the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which led to additional specialized cytologic stains. We review the radiographic
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of FNAB is limited by the occurrence of false-negative (FN) results and diagnosis belongs to the indeterminate cytological category (15-25%) [ 7 , 8 ], ancillary tests are required to improve diagnostic accuracy and patient treatment outcomes [ 7 , 8
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indicative of a benign nodule (U1–U2) should be regarded as reassuring not requiring fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), unless the patient has a statistically high risk of malignancy’. AACE, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists; ACE
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decision making for surgery or clinical follow-up and is indicated as per guidelines in the evaluation of thyroid nodules [ 1 ]. Since the advent of the Bethesda classification [ 2 ], the rate of receiving a nondiagnostic cytology for thyroid FNAB stands
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used to distinguish between benign and malignant lesions [ 3 , 4 ]. In general, a cytological analysis with fine-needle aspiration (FNA) under US guidance is recommended for nodules with intermediate or highly suspicious sonographic patterns and with