Hemithyroidectomy is the preferred initial operative approach for an indeterminate fine needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis

BACKGROUND: Fine needle aspiration biopsy represents the critical initial diagnostic test used for evaluation of thyroid nodules. Our objectives were to determine the cytological distribution, the utility of clinicopathologic characteristics for predicting malignancy and the true proportion of cance...

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Main Authors: Chiu, Connie G., Yao, Reina, Chan, Simon K., Strugnell, Scott S., Bugis, Samuel, Irvine, Robert, Anderson, Donald, Walker, Blair, Jones, Steven J., Wiseman, Sam M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Canadian Medical Association 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3364307/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22630062
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cjs.034510
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