Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules: A Pragmatic Approach
Author(s) -
Aly Khalil,
Roberto Dina,
Karim Meeran,
Ali Bakır,
Saf Naqvi,
Alia Al Tikritti,
Nader Lessan,
Maha T Barakat
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european thyroid journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.23
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2235-0802
pISSN - 2235-0640
DOI - 10.1159/000484600
Subject(s) - medicine , indeterminate , thyroid nodules , malignancy , risk stratification , thyroid , thyroid cancer , cytology , fine needle aspiration , population , radiology , general surgery , biopsy , pathology , mathematics , environmental health , pure mathematics
Fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology fails to provide a conclusive diagnosis in a subset of thyroid lesions labeled as "indeterminate" (Thy3). In this study, we aimed at ascertaining the prevalence of Thy3 thyroid nodules in a hitherto unreported ethnic group (residents of the United Arab Emirates).
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