Indications for thyroid FNA and pre-FNA requirements: a synopsis of the National Cancer Institute Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration State of the Science Conference.
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/)
Cibas
Edmund S
ES
Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. ecibas@partners.org
Alexander
Erik K
EK
Benson
Carol B
CB
de Agustín
Pedro Patricio
PP
Doherty
Gerard M
GM
Faquin
William C
WC
Middleton
William D
WD
Miller
Theodore
T
Raab
Stephen S
SS
White
Matthew L
ML
Mandel
Susan J
SJ
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
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