Thyroid Microcarcinoma: Fine-Needle Aspiration Diagnosis and Histologic Follow-up

The increased sensitivity of many imaging modalities (ultrasound, computed tomography scan, magnetic resonance imaging) has resulted in the identification of thyroid nodules, measuring 1 cm or less. Usually these small lesions are regarded as incidental and are not sampled by fine-needle aspiration (FNA). However, some of these lesions undergo FNA because of suspicious radiology findings (multifocality, calcification, etc) or in patients with a...