Aspiration Needle Biopsy of the Thyroid
Authors: GERARD N. BURROW
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1981)

Editorials1 April 1981Aspiration Needle Biopsy of the ThyroidGERARD N. BURROW, M.D.GERARD N. BURROW, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-94-4-536 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptInterest in a nonoperative diagnostic approach to thyroid nodules recently has been rekindled by the report of excessive thyroid neoplasms, both benign and malignant, found in a large number of patients who had received external radiation to the head and neck (1). Certain risk factors increase the suspicion of malignancy in a solitary thyroid nodule (2). First is a history of radiation; the risk of thyroid carcinoma is substantially increased by exposure to radiation, 25 to 30 years previously (3), estimates ranging from a two-fold to a one hundred-fold increase. The second factor is sex. All forms of thyroid disease...References1. MAXONSAENGERTHOMAS HES. Clinically important radiation-associated thyroid disease. JAMA. 1980; 244:1802-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BURROW G. Truth and fancy in the management of the solitary thyroid nodule. Yale J Biol Med. 1980;53:325-32. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. REFETOFFHARRISONKARANFILSKIKAPLANDE GROOTBEKERMAN SJBELC. Continuing occurrence of thyroid carcinoma after irradiation to the neck in infancy and childhood. N Engl J Med. 1975;292:171-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. WINSHIPROSVOLL TR. Childhood thyroid carcinoma. Cancer. 1961;14:734-43. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. BOWENSVANDER OJ. Thyroid nodule and thyroid malignancy. The risk involved in delayed surgery. Ann Intern Med. 1962;57:245. LinkGoogle Scholar6. SÖDERSTRÖM N. Punctures of goiters for aspiration biopsy: a preliminary report. Acta Med Scan. 1952;144:237-44. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. CRILE G. The Danger of surgical dissemination of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1956;102:161-5. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. CRILEESSELSTYNHAWK GCW. Needle biopsy in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules appearing after radiation. N Engl J Med. 1980;301:997-9. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. WANGVICKERYMALOOF CAF. Needle biopsy of the thyroid. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1976;143:365-8. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. GERSHENGORNMCCLUNGCHUHANSONWEINTRAUBROBBINS MMETBJ. Fine-needle aspiration cytology in the preoperative diagnosis of thyroid nodules. Ann Intern Med. 1977;87:265-9. LinkGoogle Scholar11. WALFISHHAZANISTRAWBRIDGEMISKINROSEN PEHMI. Combined ultrasound and needle aspiration cytology in the assessment and management of hypofunctioning thyroid nodule. Ann Intern Med. 1977;87:270-4. LinkGoogle Scholar12. LOWHAGENGRANBERGLUNDELLSKINNARISUNDBLADWILLEMS TPGPRJ. Aspiration biopsy cytology (ABC) in nodules of the thyroid gland suspected to be malignant. Surg Clin N America. 1979;59:3-18. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. MILLERHAMBURGERKINI JJS. Diagnosis of thyroid nodules. Use of fine-needle aspiration and needle biopsy. JAMA. 1979;241:481-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar14. BURROWMUJTABALIVOLSICORNOG GQVJ. The incidence of carcinoma in solitary "cold" thyroid nodules. Yale J Biol Med. 1978;51:13-7. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Toronto General Hospital Toronto, Ontario, Canada PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byFine needle aspiration of thyroid nodules in a rural settingFine needle aspiration of the thyroidSurgery of the ThyroidThyroid Disease in the ElderlyFine-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules 1 April 1981Volume 94, Issue 4_Part_1Page: 536-537KeywordsBiopsyHead and neck cancersMedical risk factorsThyroidThyroid carcinomaThyroid diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1981 PDF downloadLoading ...