Correlation of fine needle aspiration of the thyroid with final histopathology in 198 thyroidectomized patients
Background: Although fine needle aspiration (FNA) has been suggested as choice procedure in pre-operative diagnosis of thyroid nodules, but it may miss a third of all malignancies in palpable nodules of thyroid gland. Material and Methods: In a prospective study collected data of 198 consecutive pat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
2013-04-01
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Series: | Iranian South Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3-311&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |