Preoperative Diagnosis of Benign Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology
Preoperative Diagnosis of Benign Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology
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Alexander, Erik K , Kennedy, Giulia C , Baloch, Zubair W , Cibas, Edmund S , Chudova, Darya , Diggans, James , Friedman, Lyssa , Kloos, Richard T , LiVolsi, Virginia A , Mandel, Susan J , Raab, Stephen S , Rosai, Juan , Steward, David L , Walsh, P. Sean , Wilde, Jonathan I , Zeiger, Martha A , Lanman, Richard B and Haugen, Bryan R
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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A significant fraction of fine-needle aspirates obtained from thyroid nodules are read as indeterminate. A new molecular test accurately predicts whether a cytologically indeterminate nodule is benign 93% of the time, permitting a conservative approach to management.
Thyroid nodules are common and are usually benign.
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However, 5 to 15% pr...
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Preoperative Diagnosis of Benign Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1035104018
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1035104018
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJMoa1203208
