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{{Thyroid adenoma}}
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==Overview==
==Biopsy==


* One approach used to determine type of adenoma is  [[fine needle biopsy]] (FNB),<ref name="Ravetto C, Colombo L, Dottorini ME 2000 357–63"/> which some have described as the most cost-effective, sensitive and accurate test.<ref>
{{cite journal
| last        = Hamberger
| first      = B
| year        = 1982
| title      = Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules. Impact on thyroid practice and cost of care
| journal    = Am J Med
| volume      = 73
| pages      = 381–384
| pmid        = 7124765
| doi=10.1016/0002-9343(82)90731-8
| issue=3
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite journal
| last        = Mazzaferri
| year        = 1993
| title      = Management of a Solitary Thyroid Nodule
| journal    = N Engl J Med
| volume      = 328
| pages      = 553–9
| pmid        = 8426623
| doi=10.1056/NEJM199302253280807
| issue=8
}}
</ref>
* FNB or ultrasound-guided FNA usually yields sufficient thyroid cells to assess the pathology, although in some cases, the suspected nodule may need to be removed surgically for pathological examination. The report may be done according to the [[Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology]].
===Key Biopsy Findings in Thyroid adenoma===
==References==
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