Thyroid Nodules with Nondiagnostic FNA Results: Role of Core Needle Biopsy

Jung Hwan Baek

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Baek: Thyroid Nodules with Nondiagnostic FNA Results: Role of Core Needle Biopsy

Review Article

Int J Thyroidol 2016;9(1):9-14.

Published online: 20 May 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11106/ijt.2016.9.1.9

Thyroid Nodules with Nondiagnostic FNA Results: Role of Core Needle Biopsy

Jung Hwan Baek

Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence: Jung Hwan Baek, MD, PhD, Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 86 Asanbyeongwon-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Korea Tel: 82-2-3010-4348, Fax: 82-2-476-0090, E-mail: radbaek@naver.com

Received 17 July 2015 Revised 20 November 2015 Accepted 19 April 2016

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Fine needle aspiration (FNA) has been a standard technique for diagnosing thyroid cancer; however nondiagnostic FNA result is a major limitation of FNA. To overcome this limitation, core needle biopsy (CNB) has been applied to nodules with previous nondiagnostic FNA results. In this review article, we will review the role of CNB for thyroid nodules with previous nondiagnostic FNA results focusing on the efficacy and safety.

Keywords: Core needle biopsy, Fine needle aspiration, Thyroid nodule, Ultrasonography, Nondiagnostic result

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Fig. 1.

US images in a 56-year-old woman with calcified thyroid nodules show core-needle biopsy technique. (A) Nodule size (dotted line) was measured and (B) the stylet (arrows) was fired first. The mass is located inside the specimen notch (notch in the stylet. and (C) cutting cannula (arrows) of the needle was sequentially fired (notch in the stylet). RMP: right mid-pole.

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