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Thyroid, Parathyroid, Head, and Neck

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Palpable thyroid nodules are present in approximately 5–7% of the adult population, and of these, only a small percentage (5–10%) harbor malignancy. Ultrasound (US) imaging of the neck is typically used to characterize thyroid nodules in order to triage lesions with the highest risk of malignancy. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is recommended for thyroid lesions with radiographically suspicious features (as outlined below). FNA biopsy of the thyroid gland is an increasingly common procedure, with approximately 300,000–500,000 biopsies performed annually in the United States. The 2015 American Thyroid Association management guidelines underscore the importance of radiologic risk stratification.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, USA

    Jamie Macagba Slade

  2. Cellnetix Pathology, Olympia, WA, USA

    Tracey Harbert

  3. Department of Radiology, St. Joseph Health, St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, CA, USA

    Joseph Young

  4. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    Ramona Gupta

  5. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Laura Dean

  6. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA

    Songlin Zhang

  7. Northshore Medical Group, Evanston Hospital, Evanston, IL, USA

    Ajit S. Paintal

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Slade, J.M. et al. (2020). Thyroid, Parathyroid, Head, and Neck. In: Nayar, R., Lin, X., Paintal, A., Gupta, R., Nemcek Jr., A. (eds) Atlas of Cytopathology and Radiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24756-0_8

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