Comparison of Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytopathology with Histopathological Examination of the Thyroid Gland in Patients Undergoing Elective Thyroid Surgery: Do We Still Need Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytopathology?

Comparison of Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytopathology with Histopathological Examination of the Thyroid Gland in Patients Undergoing Elective Thyroid Surgery: Do We Still Need Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytopathology?

Background: The thyroid gland is responsible for various functions, but it is susceptible to pathologies. The gold standard for preliminarily diagnosing thyroid abnormalities is fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), although it has some limitations; thus, postoperative histopathological examinatio...

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Main Authors: Oskar Gąsiorowski, Jerzy Leszczyński, Joanna Kaszczewska, Kamil Stępkowski, Piotr Kaszczewski, Maksymilian Baryła, Zbigniew Gałązka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC)
thyroid nodules
thyroid cancer
Bethesda classification
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/3/236

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