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The follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma: characteristics of preoperative ultrasonography and cytology.

Jung Hyun YoonHyeong Ju KwonEun-Kyung KimHee Jung MoonJin Young Kwak
Published in: Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) (2015)
US features allow nodules to be classified as suspicious for malignancy, and the presence of suspicious US features in nodules with ambiguous cytology may aid in the diagnosis of FVPTC. BRAF (V600E) mutation analysis is of limited value in the diagnosis of FVPTC.
Keyphrases
  • fine needle aspiration
  • ultrasound guided
  • high grade
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • lymph node
  • lymph node metastasis
  • patients undergoing
  • contrast enhanced
  • squamous cell carcinoma