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Complications of Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy

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Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is the most useful technique available to diagnose thyroid nodules. Recent progress in ultrasound-guided FNAB has enabled us to detect even very small thyroid nodules. Although FNAB is generally a safe technique, several complications have been reported. In this chapter, the prominent complications of FNAB are described.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Kuma Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

    Yasuhiro Ito

  2. Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Cytology, Kuma Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

    Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Nara Hospital, Kindai University, Ikoma, Japan

    Kennichi Kakudo

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Ito, Y., Hirokawa, M. (2019). Complications of Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy. In: Kakudo, K. (eds) Thyroid FNA Cytology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1897-9_56

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