Cervical Lymph Node Features Predictive of Suboptimal Adequacy During Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration in Thyroid Cancer Patients.

Joshua Vic ChenTara A MorganChienying LiuElham KhanafsharHailey H Choi

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2021)

US-FNA has high diagnostic yield and cellular sample rate. Lesion size had no effect. Right-sidedness and lower vascularity scores were predictive of suboptimal tissue. Identifying these features and expected sample adequacy rates can inform management decisions for thyroid cancer patients with cervical lymphadenopathy.

Keyphrases

fine needle aspiration
ultrasound guided
lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
sentinel lymph node
radiation therapy