Journal Reviews

A higher aspiration for fine needles

1 March 2015 | | ENTA-ENT | Indeterminate biopsy, Molecular testing, Thyroid cancer, Thyroid nodule

Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) has aided in the diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules for decades. Now a rapid evolution is hoped to benefit an increasing cohort of patients with small nodules and non-diagnostic investigations. This review discusses the...

Thyroid nodules in children

1 March 2015 | | Paediatric ENT | Neck mass, Pediatric thyroid, Pediatric thyroidectomy, Thyroid cancer, Thyroid nodule

Whilst 5% of nodules in adults may harbour malignancy it is reported in this review that about a quarter of nodules may do so in children. Malignancies in this group are almost always well-differentiated subtypes of papillary, follicular and medullary...

Thyroid nodule update

1 January 2015 | | ENTA-Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery | Evaluation, Thyroid, Thyroid cancer, Thyroid neoplasm risk, Thyroid nodule

This excellent article summarises the current diagnostic difficulties with an endocrine gland that frequently produces nodules, some of which may harbour malignancy. At 50 years of age and over there is about a 50% chance of having a nodule; at...