Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology Practice in Korea

• Main Authors: Yoon Jin Cha (Author), Ju Yeon Pyo (Author), SoonWon Hong (Author), Jae Yeon Seok (Author), Kyung-Ju Kim (Author), Jee-Young Han (Author), Jeong Mo Bae (Author), Hyeong Ju Kwon (Author), Yeejeong Kim (Author), Kyueng-Whan Min (Author), Soonae Oak (Author), Sunhee Chang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We reviewed the current status of thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in Korea. Thyroid aspiration biopsy was first introduced in Korea in 1977. Currently, radiologists aspirate the thyroid nodule under the guidance of ultrasonography, and cytologic interpretation is only legally approved...