Open AccessDiagnostic efficacy and importance of fine-needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodules
Author(s) -
Aslı Muratlı,
Nilsen Erdoğan,
Sezgin Sevim,
Işık Ünal,
Serap Akyüz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.138666
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid nodules , fine needle aspiration cytology , cytology , fine needle aspiration , thyroid , radiology , pathology , general surgery , biopsy
Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules is an easy and cost-effective method. The increase in malignancy rates of the excised nodules due to the high sensitivity and specificity rates of the FNAC is remarkable.
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