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follow-up neck US, in which a significant volumetric increase in the nodule was detected (dimensions of 14 × 10 × 18 mm, vol 1.3 mL) (Fig. 2 a), and fine needle aspiration was performed. Cytological smears showed scanty atypical thyrocytes in a bloody
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based on ultrasound images collected retrospectively from a different institution. The secondary aim was to assess the performance of AIBx applied to thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology. Materials and methods This was a single
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methodological issues, such as the need for an experienced US operator, careful inspection of all lymph node chains (from level II to level VI), standardization of the method for US-FNA of suspicious nodes for both cytology and Tg measurement (or calcitonin in
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Introduction Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNA) is widely accepted as the most accurate and cost-effective diagnostic procedure in the assessment of thyroid nodules. The Bethesda System outlines the diagnostic categories for thyroid nodules
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-needle aspiration cytology. Liquid-based cytology and cell block cytology techniques were combined with the conventional technique. Only case 5 was histologically diagnosed using lymph node biopsy because of insufficient information from fine-needle aspiration
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border was well defined, and its margin showed a broccoli-like growth pattern. Based on US findings (Fig. 1 a, b), we initially suspected thyroid lymphoma [ 5 ]; however, fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) findings revealed the benign cytological
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surgery ( n = 1) A non-metastatic neck lymph node or mass ( n = 19) In total, 34 DNA and/or RNA-based NGS analyses were included, performed on cytologically proven recurrent thyroid cancer metastatic neck lymph nodes or masses ( Fig. 1
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simplify the system designed by Park et al. [ 30 ] in a multicenter retrospective study of 1,658 nodules >10 mm, 298 of which were surgically removed. The total number of cytologically indeterminate nodules is not available, but all the ones retained in the
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tip. For LNs with mixed content and a significant solid portion, the needle should target the solid portion for cytology assessment and the fluid can be aspirated for Tg measurement and also for cytological study after centrifugation. A 24- to 27-gauge
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clinical information on possible thyroid disease. Reports on thyroid US were collected, as were fine-needle aspiration cytology, histology after (hemi) thyroidectomy, and FT4 and/or TSH levels that were measured closest to the time of the first PET/CT scan