According to the literature thyroid nodules are quite rare in the first two decades of life. However, there are some exceptions, relating to areas with an iodine deficiency or affected by radioactive fallout, where the risk of nodules and carcinomas is increased. Therefore, it is a great challenge for the physician to distinguish between benign and malignant lesions preoperatively, and not only...

OBJECTIVE The encapsulated follicular variant of papillary carcinoma (FVPC) was recently reported to have genetic alterations and biological behavior closer to follicular adenoma/carcinoma than classic papillary carcinoma and unencapsulated FVPC. The objective of this study is to alert cytologists to this new subtype and to report our experience. STUDY DESIGN Cytology of 41 cases of surgery-p...

BACKGROUND Fine needle aspiration is the main diagnostic tool used to assess thyroid nodules. OBJECTIVES To correlate FNA cytology results with surgical pathological findings in two teaching medical centers across the Atlantic. METHODS We retrospectively identified 484 patients at Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem and Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, by means of both preop...

BACKGROUND Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is an important investigation in preoperative diagnosis of thyroid lesions. Follicular variant of papillary carcinoma thyroid (FVPTC) is a well defined entity in histopathology, but its diagnosis in FNAC is usually missed and is challenging compared to classic papillary thyroid carcinoma. AIMS The purpose of this study is to retrospectively an...

BACKGROUND Measurement of ovarian follicles by ultrasound is common practice in fertility treatment. However, the effect of the speed of sound is not taken into account. We present results from a study aimed at measuring this. METHODS The speed of sound was measured in samples of follicular fluid aspirated from patients undergoing fertility treatment. The transmitted and received pulses from ...

A teenage girl had been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and a thyroid nodule about 2 years ago. She has a family history of autoimmune thyroid disease, and a grandmother also had a goiter. Her thyroid function was normal on presentation. A neck ultrasound revealed a 3-cm nodule Fine-needle aspiration under ultrasound guidance was performed and cytology was consistent with follicular lesi...