The Value of Negative Diagnosis in Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration: a Retrospective Study with Histologic Follow-Up
Abi-Raad R, Prasad M, Baldassari R, Schofield K, Callender GG, Chhieng D, Adeniran AJ. The Value of Negative Diagnosis in Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration: a Retrospective Study with Histologic Follow-Up. Endocrine Pathology 2018, 29: 269-275. PMID: 29949024, DOI: 10.1007/s12022-018-9536-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine-needle aspirationThyroid fine-needle aspirationFalse negative rateBenign diagnosisFNA diagnosisIncidence of malignancySubsequent surgical resectionCategory of patientsPapillary-like nuclear featuresNoninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasmLarge academic centerPapillary thyroid carcinomaThyroid FNA resultsFalse-negative casesFollicular thyroid neoplasmSurgical resectionRetrospective reviewBenign goiterInadequate biopsiesLymphocytic thyroiditisNeoplastic casesRetrospective studyTumor sizeNIFTP casesSurgical follow