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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
We have developed two practical adapters for the ultrasonically guided fine needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid tumors. The aspiration needle was easily identified on the real-time ultrasonograms. We succeeded in obtaining sufficient materials for cytologic diagnoses in 64 out of 67 minimal thyroid lesions of 10 mm or less diameter. Eight patients with nonpalpable minimal thyroid cancer were discovered by this modality. The diameter of these lesions were 7, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3 and 3 mm, respectively. None of the 20 patients with cystic fluid in the tumor showed the posterior echo enhancement known to be characteristic of the cystic tumor on ultrasonograms, and all of them were proved to have benign tumors on cytologic examinations. In conclusion, the ultrasonically guided fine needle aspiration biopsy using these adapters was confirmed to be a highly valuable diagnostic tool.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0048-0428
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
25
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
431-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
[The development of ultrasonically guided fine needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of nonpalpable minimal thyroid tumors].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract