Prevalence of thyroid carcinoma in nodules with thy 3 cytology: the role of preoperative ultrasonography and strain elastography

Prevalence of thyroid carcinoma in nodules with thy 3 cytology: the role of preoperative ultrasonography and strain elastography

Abstract Background Fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology, the gold standard in assessing thyroid nodules, is limited by its inability to determine the true risk of malignancy in Thy 3 nodules. Most patients with Thy3 cytology undergo surgery to establish a histologic diagnosis. The aims of this stu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Giorgos Pikis, Eleni Kandaraki, Demetris Lamnisos, Sereen Abbara, Katerina Kyriakou, Aliki Economides, Panayiotis A. Economides
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Thyroid Research
Subjects:
Thyroid carcinoma
Thy3 cytology
Thyroid ultrasound
Strain elastography
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-021-00098-x

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-021-00098-x

Similar Items