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Does large needle aspiration biopsy add pain to the thyroid nodule evaluation? [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Thyroid large needle aspiration biopsy is disregarded because it is thought to be associated with pain. This is in contrast with our 32 years long experience.
Angelo Carpi, Giuseppe Rossi, Andrea Nicolini, Giorgio Iervasi, Matteo Russo, Jeffrey Mechanick   +5 more
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Reduced percentage of inconclusive reports and need for repeated fine needle aspirations in ultrasound versus free-hand parotid cytology

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2023
Background Fine needle aspiration cytology has been established as a minimally invasive, non-tumour seeding investigation of choice in the initial diagnostic pathway of parotid lesions. The purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy of fine needle
Eduardo Prades, Irina Garlea-Robu, Andrew Steven Harris, Muhammad Zain Mehdi, Hisham Zeitoun, Arvind Kumar Arya   +5 more
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Computed tomography versus ultrasound/fine needle aspiration biopsy in differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules: a retrospective analysis

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2021
Introduction: Ultrasound sonography provides a quick method for determining which nodule to sample for fine needle aspiration biopsy in thyroid nodules.
Wang Tao, Zhu Qingjun, Zheng Wei, Zhou Fang, Zhou Lei, Ni Yuanyuan, Hu Kefu   +6 more
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A Comparative Study of Ultrasound-guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology versus Core-needle Biopsy Histology in Thyroid Nodules

Zhongliu Fangzhi Yanjiu, 2020
Objective To compare the diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity, specificity and complications between ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology and core needle biopsy histology in thyroid nodules.
LI Xia, XIAO Yingcong
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Comparison of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Histopathology in the diagnosis of lymph node pathologies at health facilities located in Hawassa: A 5-year retrospective study

SAGE Open Medicine, 2022
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in the diagnosis of lymph node pathologies in comparison with Histopathologic examination.
Endeshaw Taye, Musa Mohammed Ali, Alemayehu Toma, Alemwosen Teklehaimanot   +3 more
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Contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in the diagnosis of solid pancreatic lesions: a retrospective study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
The negative predictive value of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration for the diagnosis of solid pancreatic lesions remains low, and the biopsy specimens are sometimes inadequate for appropriate pathological diagnosis.To evaluate the ...
Xiaojia Hou, Zhendong Jin, Can Xu, Minmin Zhang, Jianwei Zhu, Fei Jiang, Zhaoshen Li   +6 more
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Accuracy of Core Needle Biopsy Versus Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology for Diagnosing Salivary Gland Tumors [PDF]

Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine, 2015
Background: Core needle biopsy is a relatively new technique used to diagnose salivary gland lesions, and its role in comparison with fine needle aspiration cytology needs to be refined.
In Hye Song, Joon Seon Song, Chang Ohk Sung, Jong-Lyel Roh, Seung-Ho Choi, Soon Yuhl Nam, Sang Yoon Kim, Jeong Hyun Lee, Jung Hwan Baek, Kyung-Ja Cho   +9 more
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Fine-needle Aspiration of Thyroid Nodules: Is it Worth Repeating?

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2017
Introduction: The fine-needle aspiration has a significant role in assessing the malignancy risk of thyroid nodules. There is uncertainty regarding the value of repeat fine-needle aspiration in benign nodules.
Vera Fernandes, Tânia Pereira, Catarina Eloy   +2 more
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The diagnosis of malignant breast lumps using fine needle aspiration cytology and ultrasonography versus histopathology

Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021
Background and objective: The most common cancer of women worldwide is breast cancer and usually presents as a breast lump. Fine needle aspiration cytology and ultrasonography are two investigational techniques used to differentiate malignant breast lump
Ahmed Abdulkadir Baban
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Use of strain ultrasound elastography versus fine-needle aspiration cytology for the differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules: a retrospective analysis [PDF]

Clinics, 2020
OBJECTIVE: Fine-needle aspiration cytology is the risk stratification tool for thyroid nodules, and ultrasound elastography is not routinely used for the differential diagnosis of thyroid cancer.
Xianghua Yang, Dongcai Zhai, Tao Zhang, Shenjie Zhang   +3 more
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