Journal of Thyroid Disorders & Therapy
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Judith Diment

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• Research Article
  The Use of Surgeon Performed Ultrasound in the Assessment of Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules
  Author(s): Oded Cohen, Moshe Yehuda, Judith Diment, Yonatan Lahav and Doron Halperin Oded Cohen, Moshe Yehuda, Judith Diment, Yonatan Lahav and Doron Halperin
  
  Introduction: Indeterminate thyroid nodules (category 3 and 4 by the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology - BSRTC) hold a therapeutic dilemma. Our objective was to evaluate the clinical importance of surgeon performed ultrasound (SUS) in assessing thyroid lesions with BSRTC 3 and 4. Materials and methods: All data of all patients referred for a thyroid nodule work-up, including SUS and FNA, between July 2010 and December 2012 was recorded. All patients were treated according to accepted clinical guidelines. 105 patients were diagnosed with indeterminate cytology. 43 patients were referred to surgery, and 62 were referred to further follow up. In this retrospective chart review, all clinical, sonographical, cytopathological and histopathlogical data in this group was analyzed. Patients were subdivided according to follow up and.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-7948.1000129

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