Insufficient Experience in Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Leads to Misdiagnosis of Thyroid Cancer

Insufficient Experience in Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Leads to Misdiagnosis of Thyroid Cancer

BackgroundFine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the thyroid is a widely accepted confirmatory test for thyroid cancer with high sensitivity and specificity. FNA is a simple procedure that is learned by many clinicians to enable accurate diagnosis of thyroid cancer. However, it is assumed that because the...

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Main Authors: Jung Il Son, Sang Youl Rhee, Jeong-taek Woo, Won Seo Park, Jong Kyu Byun, Yu-Jin Kim, Ja Min Byun, Sang Ouk Chin, Suk Chon, Seungjoon Oh, Sung Woon Kim, Young Seol Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academya Publishing Co. 2014-09-01
Series:Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Thyroid neoplasms
Biopsy, fine-needle
Diagnosis
Diagnostic errors
Online Access:http://e-enm.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/2008ENM/enm-29-293.pdf

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