Open AccessEndosonographic examination of thyroid gland among patients with nonthyroid cancers
Author(s) -
Amer A. Alkhatib,
Abdulah Mahayni,
Ghaleb R Chawki,
Leon Yoder,
Fateh A. Elkhatib,
Mohammad AlHaddad
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
endoscopic ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.883
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2303-9027
pISSN - 2226-7190
DOI - 10.4103/2303-9027.191664
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , thyroid cancer , pathology , radiology
There is limited endosonographic literature regarding thyroid gland pathology, which is frequently visualized during upper endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). Our objective was to assess the prevalence of benign and malignant thyroid lesions encountered during routine upper EUS within a cancer center setting.