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Ultrasonographic thyroid findings suspicious for malignancy
Author(s) -
Azar Nami,
Lance Craig,
Nakamoto Dean,
Michael Claire,
Wasman Jay,
Pantanowitz Liron
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.23058
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid nodules , malignancy , thyroid , radiology , nodule (geology) , fine needle aspiration , asymptomatic , biopsy , ultrasound , thyroid cancer , pathology , paleontology , biology
Asymptomatic incidental thyroid nodules (thyroid incidentalomas) are found in up to a third of the adult population. There is notable overlap in the sonographic appearance of benign and malignant thyroid nodules. This paper provides a brief review of the ultrasound findings of thyroid nodules that are suspicious for malignancy with pathologic correlates. We then discuss the standard approach to a fine needle aspiration biopsy of a thyroid nodule at our institution. Finally, we review specific diagnostic challenges in image guided fine needle aspiration biopsies. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2013;41:1107–1114. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.