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years at the time of diagnosis, having undergone total or nearly total thyroidectomy or lobectomy based on cytological data, nodule size and symptoms, having undergone preoperative US evaluation of thyroid nodules, and to have an available pathologic
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and how MIT was offered. Core Needle Biopsy CNB was used by 52.0% for thyroid nodules with repeated non diagnostic FNA cytology and by 53.7% when there was suspicion of anaplastic carcinoma, metastasis or lymphoma. In contrast, it was used by
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, reporting a low incidence of thyroid carcinoma in patients with HT [ 42 , 43 , 44 ]. Boi et al. [ 45 ] found a significant association between HT and PTC in a cytological series and Jankovic et al. [ 46 ] reported a significant relationship between HT and
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study that followed up all patients for at least 10 years and showed a case that relapsed beyond the expected 5 years [ 32 ]. The diagnosis of thyroid MALT lymphoma can be challenging. Kaba et al. [ 47 ] introduced specific cytological criteria
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Introduction For more than three decades, the cornerstones in the clinical management of patients with thyroid nodules have been ultrasound (US) and fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology [ 1 - 5 ]. Robust evidence demonstrates that the risk of
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), neuron-specific enolase, urinary 24-h metanephrine, and normetanephrine levels were all negative. The node was cytologically benign (TIR 2, SIAPEC-SIE 2014). Preoperative computed tomography of the abdomen and chest confirmed the large thyroid nodule
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visualized and appeared patent. A fine needle aspiration biopsy of the left neck mass was performed and the cytology was negative for malignant cells. Despite benign cytopathology and a relative lack of symptoms, a left thyroid lobectomy was offered to the
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grandmother had thyrotoxicosis, developed SAT in March 1998. The diagnosis was verified by fine-needle aspiration with cytological examination (fig. 1 ). She was given glucocorticoids and needed these for 1 year. In September 1998, her serum TSH level was
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-needle aspiration cytology). Of these 116 patients, 102 underwent operations and the nodules were diagnosed as 100 papillary cancers, 1 poorly differentiated cancer, and 1 benign tumor. The second cycle of examinations began in April 2014 and included all of the
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thyroid cancer include diagnostic lobectomy for those with Thy3 or Thy4 fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Total thyroidectomy (TT) is advised for patients with Thy5 FNAC or with confirmed DTC following diagnostic lobectomy where tumour size exceeds 4