Diagnostic performance of Midkine ratios in fine-needle aspirates for evaluation of Cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules

• Main Authors: Le Zhou (Author), Jinxi Jiang (Author), Yantao Fu (Author), Daqi Zhang (Author), Tong Li (Author), Qingfeng Fu (Author), Chao Yan (Author), Yifan Zhong (Author), Gianlorenzo Dionigi (Author), Nan Liang (Author), Hui Sun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a basic diagnostic tool for thyroid nodules. However, 15-30% of nodules are cytologically indeterminate. Midkine (MK), a pleiotropic growth factor, is often upregulated in patients with cancers. This study aimed to evaluate the role of MK...