Can ultrasound systems for risk stratification of thyroid nodules identify follicular carcinoma?
Marco CastellanaArnoldo PiccardoCamilla ViriliLorenzo ScappaticcioGiorgio GraniCosimo DuranteLuca M GiovanellaPierpaolo TrimboliPublished in: Cancer cytopathology (2020)
Current RSSs show high performance in selecting FTCs for FNA. This result is mainly due to the dimensional RSSs cutoffs indicating FNA. On the contrary, given the reported unsuspicious echo-structural presentation of FTC and the recognized limitation of cytological assessment to detect it, caution is advised when using US to manage cytologically indeterminate nodules.