Are thyroid nodules with spongiform morphology always benign?
Berna İmge AydoğanKoray CeyhanMustafa SahinDemet ÇorapçıoğluPublished in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2018)
Follow-up with ultrasonography seems to be an efficacious method even for spongiform nodules larger than 2 cm. Determination of soft appearance according to colour map on ultrasound elastography and low strain ratio values of dominantly solid areas may be useful to avoid unnecessary biopsies.