Accuracy of fine‐needle aspiration cytopathology to differentiate malignant and benign thyroid nodules with ≥4 cm diameter: A retrospective study
Diagnostic Cytopathology2022Vol. 51(4), pp. 263–269
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Houra Rastegar, Ashkan Torshizian, Mohammad Ali Yaghoubi, Nastaran Khoshhal, Mehdi Asadi, Negar Morovatdar, Masoud Mohebbi
Abstract
FNA cytology is not as sensitive and specific in nodules>4 cm as in smaller ones. However, it can still be used alongside other diagnostic procedures in malignancy screening. Clinicians should make more complex decisions considering various influential factors to avoid missing malignant lesions and reduce diverse probable complications of highly invasive diagnostic surgery. Further prospective research on >4 cm TNs and their multiple features' association with malignancy is required for more precise judgment.
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