Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy Findings of the Thyroid Gland in Renal Transplant Patients.

Thyroid diseases are more frequent in patients with end-stage renal disease or renal transplant versus the normal population and also affect morbidity and mortality at higher rates in these patients. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy is a useful diagnostic modality in evaluation and treatment of thyroid nodules in both kidney transplant candidates and recipients.