Objective: Conventional fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for cystic thyroid nodules (CTNs) has a high rate of nondiagnostic and false-negative results. Ultrasound-guided FNAB (UG-FNAB ...

A thyroid ultrasound is a safe, painless procedure that uses sound waves to examine the thyroid gland. It can be used to help diagnose a wide range of medical conditions affecting the thyroid gland, ...

Of the 18 biopsies that were read as suspicious or atypical, 13 were proven to be malignant on further work-up (repeat biopsy or imaging ... in patients with small nodules and in patients with ...

Thyroid gland plays a key role in regulating metabolism by secreting the hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), ...

Partial thyroidectomy involves the surgical removal of one lobe of the thyroid ... nodules with symptoms of hyperthyroidism and suspicion of thyroid carcinoma after fine-needle aspiration biopsy ...

In cancer terminology, "well-differentiated" means the cancer cells resemble the normal cells from which they grew. Well-differentiated cancers grow more slowly and have a better prognosis than ...

Ann Surg 2007; 246: 714–20 CrossRef MEDLINE 3. McCartney CR, Stukenborg GJ: Decision analysis of discordant thyroid nodule biopsy guideline criteria. J Clin Encocrinol Metab 2008; 93: 3037–44 ...

According to the reported prevalence rates, some 16 million people in Germany are living with thyroid nodules. In spite of a slightly falling trend, this means about 300 affected patients for ...