Real-world application of ATA Guidelines in over 600 aspirated thyroid nodules: is it time to change the size cut-offs for FNA?

Real-world application of ATA Guidelines in over 600 aspirated thyroid nodules: is it time to change the size cut-offs for FNA?

Background: The 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) Guidelines recommend the following size cut-offs based on sonographic appearances for subjecting nodules to fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy: low risk: 15 mm and inte rmediate risk and high risk: 10 mm. Objective: We conducted a ‘real-worl...

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Main Authors: Stamatina Ioakim, Akheel A Syed, George Zavros, Michalis Picolos, Luca Persani, Angelos Kyriacou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2023-01-01
Series:European Thyroid Journal
Subjects:
thyroid nodules
ultrasound risk stratification
fine-needle aspiration biopsy
size limits
size cut-offs
thyroid malignancy
thyroid cancer
thyroid carcinoma
papillary thyroid carcinoma
Online Access:https://etj.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/etj/11/6/ETJ-22-0163.xml

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