[The role of radiologists in the management of thyroid nodules].

Autor: Cortázar García R; Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Costa del Sol. Marbella, Málaga, Spain. mipilili@yahoo.es, Quirós López R, Acebal Blanco MM
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj: Radiologia [Radiologia] 2008 Nov-Dec; Vol. 50 (6), pp. 471-80; quiz 480-1.
DOI: 10.1016/s0033-8338(08)76334-3
Abstrakt: We review the different techniques in the diagnostic of thyroid nodule. The ultrasound and, especially, sonographically guided fine-needle aspiration (US-FNA), are the most accurate diagnostics tests to achieve a correct diagnosis of thyroid nodule, which is only done better by the surgery treatment and the pathology study of all lesion. We review the situations in which US-FNA is necessary and the different diagnostic and therapeutics options. Finally, we propose algorithms for the management of a solitary thyroid nodule, multinodular goiter and casually discovered nodule.
Databáze: MEDLINE