False Negative Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Results in Primary Thyroid Lymphoma

Ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (US-FNA) is one of the methods used to diagnose thyroid lymphoma, but it has a relatively high false-negative rate. The authors report a case of a primary thyroid lymphoma associated with underlying lymphocytic thyroiditis that was initially misdi...

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Published inUltrasonography (Seoul, Korea) Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 81 - 85
Main Authors Kim, Injoong, Kim, Eun Kyung, Koh, Myoung Ju, Jin Young Kwak, Hee Jung Moon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Seoul Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine 01.06.2012
대한초음파의학회
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방사선과학
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ISSN2288-5919
2288-5943

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Summary:Ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (US-FNA) is one of the methods used to diagnose thyroid lymphoma, but it has a relatively high false-negative rate. The authors report a case of a primary thyroid lymphoma associated with underlying lymphocytic thyroiditis that was initially misdiagnosed as lymphocytic thyroiditis based on US-FNA findings.
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ISSN:2288-5919
2288-5943