Long-Term Efficacy of a Single Session of RFA for Benign Thyroid Nodules: A Longitudinal 5-Year Observational Study.

Context: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of benign thyroid nodules has been gaining consensus. However, no solid information on its long-term efficacy is available.

Objective: To analyze the long-term results of single-session RFA.

High diagnostic accuracy and interobserver reliability of real-time elastography in the evaluation of thyroid nodules.

Elastography is a new diagnostic tool in the evaluation of thyroid nodules. Aim of the study was to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of elastography in discriminating thyroid lesions and the interobserver variability. One hundred thirty-two nodules in 115 patients selected for thyroid surgery underwent conventional ultrasound and elastographic evaluation.

Diagnostic value of a cytomorphological subclassification of follicular patterned thyroid lesions: a study of 927 consecutive cases with histological correlation.

Background: Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) has proved to be an effective diagnostic tool in patients with thyroid nodules. Several reporting schemes have been suggested to define the risk of malignancy and consequent clinical management. To date, however, among lesions showing a follicular pattern, FNAC is still unable to differentiate between benign and malignant ones.