Re: The Value of Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy in Subcentimeter Thyroid Nodules

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Thanks for this Jan. I'm going to show it to my doctor next month when I

go in. Last year I was given the clear to ultrasound every year and not

every six months. My largest is 7mm, but they found another one last

year. I'm going to see what she says about this. I'm sure she will say

don't worry but you can go see an Endo if you want. Do ENT's ever do

FNA's? My next to oldest sister had ThyCa..so this concerns me.

Thanks,

Kate G

At 10:02 PM 7/10/2008, you wrote:

>The Value of Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy in Subcentimeter Thyroid Nodules

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nline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/thy.2007.0313

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>A quote from the abstract:

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>The incidence of cancer in thyroid nodules < 1 cm does not appear to be

>lower than in larger nodules and may even be higher. Physicians should

>consider obtaining biopsy samples from subcentimeter hypoechoic nodules

>that contain microcalcification and have a relatively round shape (LA/SA <

>1.5).

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