Thyroid Nodules with Nondiagnostic FNA Results: Role of Core Needle Biopsy
Jung Hwan Baek
Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Correspondence to: Jung Hwan Baek, MD, PhD, Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 86 Asanbyeongwon-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Korea
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Received July 17, 2015; Revised April 4, 2016; Accepted April 19, 2016.
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.- Abstract
- Fine needle aspiration (FNA) has been a standard technique for diagnosing thyroid cancer; however nondiagnostic FNA result is a major limitation of FNA. To overcome this limitation, core needle biopsy (CNB) has been applied to nodules with previous nondiagnostic FNA results. In this review article, we will review the role of CNB for thyroid nodules with previous nondiagnostic FNA results focusing on the efficacy and safety.
- Keywords : Core needle biopsy, Fine needle aspiration, Thyroid nodule, Ultrasonography, Nondiagnostic result
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