Should we wait 3 months for a repeat aspiration in non-diagnostic/indeterminate thyroid nodules? A cancer centre experience.

Ediel ValerioRicardo Garcia PastorelloVinicius CalsavaraMônica Modesto PorfírioGustavo Gonçalves EngelmanJosé Francisco DalcinGraziele BovolimTábata DomingosLouise De BrotMauro Ajaj Saieg

Published in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2020)

Repeat aspiration of ND and AUS/FLUS nodules helped define diagnosis for the majority of cases, being highly effective in determining correct patient management. For AUS/FLUS nodules, repeat aspiration performed more than 3 months after the initial diagnosis was associated with a higher diagnostic resolution.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
papillary thyroid
case report
squamous cell
lymph node metastasis
childhood cancer