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Published on: February 9, 2024
Assessment of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Ultrasound Examination
Ichiro Abe1,2, Alfred K Lam3,4,5
1Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, Chikushino, Fukuoka, Japan.
Abstract:
Ultrasound examination of the thyroid is useful for preoperative assessment of thyroid nodules including papillary thyroid carcinoma. The examination mainly is to determine the malignant potential of thyroid nodule(s). There are different systems to predict malignant potential in the thyroid nodules and cervical lymph nodes by ultrasound. Ultrasound is used in conjunction with fine-needle aspiration to diagnosis papillary thyroid carcinoma. It is used as guidance to locate the sites to obtain the samples for diagnosis and research in papillary thyroid carcinoma.
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