Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration in Taiwan: The History and Current Practice.
- Author:
Jen Fan HANG
1
;
Chih Yi HSU
;
Chiung Ru LAI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Thyroid; Biopsy, fine-needle; Cytology; Taiwan
- MeSH: Biopsy, Fine-Needle*; Endocrine Glands; Incidence; Methods; Taiwan*; Thyroid Gland*; Thyroid Neoplasms; Thyroid Nodule
- From:Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine 2017;51(6):560-564
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: In Taiwan, thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine gland malignancy and the incidence of thyroid cancer has increased four-fold in the past two decades. Fine-needle aspiration is an accurate and cost-effective method of evaluating thyroid nodules and has been the gold-standard diagnostic tool for thyroid tumors in Taiwan since the 1980s. This article reviews the history, current practice, reporting systems, training, and quality assurance for thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology in Taiwan.
