title: Techniques for thyroid FNA: 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 discussion periods between May 1 and December 15, 2007 (http://thyroidfna.cancer.gov). This document summarizes matters addressing manual and ultrasound guided FNA technique and related issues. Specific topics covered include details regarding aspiration needles, devices, and methods, including the use of core needle biopsy; the pros and cons of anesthesia; the influence of thyroid lesion location, size, and characteristics on technique; the role of ultrasound in the FNA of a palpable thyroid nodule; the advantages and disadvantages of various specialists performing a biopsy; the optimal number of passes and tissue preparation methods; sample adequacy criteria for solid and cystic nodules, and management of adverse reactions from the procedure. (http://thyroidfna.cancer.gov/pages/info/agenda/)
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. mpitman@partners.org
authors.forename: Martha Bishop
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Pitman
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abele
authors.forename: Syed Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Duick
authors.forename: Tarik M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Elsheikh
authors.forename: R Brooke
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Jeffrey
authors.forename: Celeste N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Randolph
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Renshaw
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scoutt
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010173:Palpation; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography