title: Indications for thyroid FNA and pre-FNA requirements: a synopsis of the National Cancer Institute Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration State of the Science Conference.
abstract: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsored the NCI Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA) State of the Science Conference on October 22-23, 2007 in Bethesda, MD. The 2-day meeting was accompanied by a permanent informational website and several on-line discussions between May 1 and December 15, 2007 (http://thyroidfna.cancer.gov). This document summarizes the indications for performing an FNA of a nodule discovered by physical examination or an imaging study; the indications for using ultrasound versus palpation for guidance when performing a thyroid FNA; the issues surrounding informed consent for thyroid FNA; and the information required on a requisition form that accompanies a thyroid FNA specimen. (http://thyroidfna.cancer.gov/pages/info/agenda/)
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. ecibas@partners.org
authors.forename: Edmund S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Cibas
authors.forename: Erik K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: Carol B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: Pedro Patricio
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: de Agustín
authors.forename: Gerard M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Faquin
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Middleton
authors.forename: Theodore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Stephen S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Raab
authors.forename: Matthew L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Mandel
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D010173:Palpation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000032:analysis; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D013972:Thyrotropin