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-needle aspiration cytology), and histopathology-confirmed Riedel thyroiditis. Introduction Riedel’s thyroiditis (RT) is a rare inflammatory disease that results in fibrosis of the thyroid gland and invasion to the surrounding structures of the neck [ 1 , 2
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to discriminate benign from malignant nodules, since cancer prevalence is 7–15% of all nodules [ 2 ]. US-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) with cytology has high sensitivity and specificity in differentiating benign from malignant nodules
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hilum, rounded shape, hyperechoic punctuations, cystic formation, peripheral vascularization, and microcalcifications [ 8 ]. Suspicious LNs are confirmed through fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology guided by ultrasound (US). Nevertheless, inadequate
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overload in the number of patients with thyroid nodules visiting endocrine clinics. The challenge is to differentiate between malignant and benign lesions. The current assessment is based on cytology findings supported by ultrasound (US) features
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with surgery, active surveillance, or local treatment, depending on the size of the nodule ( 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ). Given the high rate of thyroid nodules, most of which are benign, to reduce fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and unnecessary surgery
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causes underlying its development. The primary aim of our study is to report this unusual form of the disease based on clinical, volumetric and cytological findings of the contralateral lobe. Patients and Methods This is a case series study which
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Introduction Ultrasonography and cytology are very useful for the diagnosis and management of patients with thyroid nodules [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. Some researchers [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ] reported that a solid hypoechoic appearance, irregular or
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times as many nodules [ 2 , 3 ]. It does, however, have limitations; in particular, it has a low reliability for predicting malignancy. In this context, the combination of US and core biopsies followed by cytological and histological analysis seems to be
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NTD patients had values above 10 pg/mL. Twenty patients were submitted to surgery (G2, n = 11, and G3, n = 9), with a total of 12 MTC cases diagnosed (G2, n = 3, and G3, n = 9). Of these, only 5 (42%) had a positive cytology. The individual
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tumor thrombus [ 5 ] and tumor protrusion [ 6 ], can provide useful information for the preoperative diagnosis of follicular carcinoma in some patients who show “follicular neoplasm” on cytology. In this report, we present 4 patients with a follicular