Abstract
Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is a quick, valuable, minimally invasive procedure to assess the nature of a thyroidal mass. It should not be confused with “needle biopsy,” which requires a Tru-Cut or Vim-Silverman needle and yields tissue fragments for histologic diagnosis. Details of the FNA technique and the equipment required have been described. Of particular importance is the use of a syringe holder and needles with clear plastic hubs (Oertel, J Clin Endocrinol Metab 80:1467–8, 1995). It is essential to use little or no suction when aspirating the lesions (Oertel, Cytopathology 8:134–8, 1997; Oertel, Diagn Cytopathol 30:295–6, 2004).
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Baloch, Z.W., LiVolsi, V.A. (2016). Fine-Needle Aspiration. In: Wartofsky, L., Van Nostrand, D. (eds) Thyroid Cancer. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3314-3_21
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