Open AccessAccuracy of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology for diagnosis of carcinoma in patients with multinodular goiter
Author(s) -
Saif Al-Yaarubi,
Hatem Farhan,
Amna AlFutaisi,
Salim Al-Qassabi,
Khalid Al-Rasadi,
Shaden Al-Riyami,
Ibrahim AlZakwani
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.83352
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , fine needle aspiration , thyroid , goiter , radiology , biopsy , multinodular goitre , multinodular goiter , retrospective cohort study , carcinoma , cytology , thyroidectomy , pathology
Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is a useful method for evaluating multinodular goiter; however, its role is still controversial. The aim of this study was to assess the utility of ultrasound-guided thyroid FNA in detecting malignancy in patients with multinodular goiter in Oman.