The Value of Frozen Section Examinations in Determining the Extent of Thyroid Surgery in Patients With Indeterminate Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology | Zendy

Jeffrey C. Roach | Zendy; Keith S. Heller | Zendy; Sanford Dubner | Zendy; Laura A. Sznyter | Zendy

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The Value of Frozen Section Examinations in Determining the Extent of Thyroid Surgery in Patients With Indeterminate Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology

Author(s) -

Jeffrey C. Roach,

Keith S. Heller,

Sanford Dubner,

Laura A. Sznyter

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

archives of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-361X

pISSN - 0886-4470

DOI - 10.1001/archotol.128.3.263

Subject(s) - medicine , indeterminate , thyroid cancer , thyroidectomy , thyroid nodules , malignancy , frozen section procedure , fine needle aspiration , radiology , thyroid , retrospective cohort study , cancer , general surgery , nodule (geology) , papillary thyroid cancer , surgery , biopsy , pathology , paleontology , mathematics , biology , pure mathematics

To determine the usefulness of intraoperative frozen section (FS) examinations in establishing the diagnosis of thyroid cancer in patients undergoing thyroidectomy for nodules with indeterminate cytological features and to determine the cost-effectiveness of FS examinations in this situation.

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