AM ER IC AN JOUR NA L OF OTOLARY NG OLOG Y –H EA D A N D N E CK ME D I CI N E AN D SUR G E RY 3 5 ( 2 0 14 ) 37 3–3 7 6
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Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of thyroid nodules: Does size matter?☆,☆☆ Rickul Varshney, MDCM⁎, Veronique-Isabelle Forest, MD, FRCSC, Faisal Zawawi, MD, Louise Rochon, MD, Michael P. Hier, MD, FRCSC, Alexander Mlynarek, MDCM, FRCSC, Michael Tamilia, MD, Richard J. Payne, MD, FRCSC McGill University, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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A BS TRACT
Article history:
Purpose: Some authors have questioned the benefit of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of
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thyroid nodules ≥ 4 cm. They report that the results of the FNA are not as reliable when compared to nodules
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ScienceDirect www.elsevier.com/locate/amjoto
Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of thyroid nodules: Does size matter?☆,☆☆ Rickul Varshney, MDCM⁎, Veronique-Isabelle Forest, MD, FRCSC, Faisal Zawawi, MD, Louise Rochon, MD, Michael P. Hier, MD, FRCSC, Alexander Mlynarek, MDCM, FRCSC, Michael Tamilia, MD, Richard J. Payne, MD, FRCSC McGill University, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
ARTI CLE I NFO
A BS TRACT
Article history:
Purpose: Some authors have questioned the benefit of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of
Received 12 October 2013
thyroid nodules ≥ 4 cm. They report that the results of the FNA are not as reliable when compared to nodules
