Efficacy and safety of core-needle biopsy in initially detected thyroid nodules via propensity score analysis

Abstract We compared the efficacy and complications of core-needle biopsy (CNB) with those of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) in a large population of patients with initially detected thyroid nodules via a propensity score analysis. Outpatients with initially detected thyroid nodules, who had undergone...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chong Hyun Suh, Jung Hwan Baek, Young Jun Choi, Tae Yong Kim, Tae Yon Sung, Dong Eun Song, Jeong Hyun Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07924-z