The Value of Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology Combined with Puncture Feeling in the Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules

Conclusion: Puncture feeling is of great value during US-FNAC. “Hard” and “hard with grittiness” were indicators for malignancy, while “soft” indicated that the thyroid nodule was likely to be benign. The diagnostic value of US-FNAC combined with puncture feeling for thyroid nodules is higher than US-FNAC alone, especially when nodule size is ≤1 c m. Puncture feeling is of great value in predicting the nature of Bethesda III thyroid nodules.Acta Cytologica
Source: Acta Cytologica - Category: Cytology Source Type: research