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Cho, Park, and Hong: Two Cases of Thyroid Hematoma Developing after a Core Needle Biopsy
Case Report

Korean Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2014; 14(4): 240-242.

Published online: 8 December 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16956/kjes.2014.14.4.240

Two Cases of Thyroid Hematoma Developing after a Core Needle Biopsy

Kyu Sang Cho, Heon Soo Park, Jong Chul Hong

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.

Correspondence: Jong Chul Hong. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, 3ga-1, Dongdaeshin-dong, Seo-gu, Busan 602-715, Korea. Tel: +82-51-240-5423, Fax: +82-51-253-0712, santa@dau.ac.kr

Received 3 September 2014       Revised 26 September 2014       Accepted 19 October 2014

Copyright © 2014 Korean Association of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgeons; KATES. All Rights Reserved.

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Abstract

Ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) of thyroid nodules is a very common procedure. Its diagnostic adequacy rate is approximately 70%. The adequacy rate for core needle biopsy (CNB) is approximately 80%, so that it was significantly higher than that of FNA. CNB is clinically useful in selected patients when a prior FNA reading is nondiagnostic. Complications from FNA and CNB are rare. We report on two cases of a hematoma of the neck caused by thyroid CNB with a review of literature.

Keywords: Thyroid, Nodule, Needle, Biopsy, Hematoma

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