The diagnostic ability of core needle biopsy in nodular thyroid disease

Aysan, Mustafa; KIRAN, TUĞÇE; IDIZ, UO; GULER, Beril; AKBULUT, H; KUNDUZ, ENVER; ARICI, S; KADAKAL, G; Ozgor, M; Coci, K

doi:10.1308/rcsann.2016.0331

The diagnostic ability of core needle biopsy in nodular thyroid disease

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Aysan E., KIRAN T., IDIZ U., GULER B., AKBULUT H., KUNDUZ E., ...More

ANNALS OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND, vol.99, no.3, pp.233-236, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 99 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0331
Journal Name: ANNALS OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.233-236
Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

INTRODUCTION Non-diagnostic results of fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) remain an important limitation of this technqiue. The aim of our study was to evaluate the results of core needle biopsy (CNB) of thyroid nodules and its effectiveness in non-diagnostic FNAB cases.