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Efficacy and safety of core-needle biopsy in initially detected thyroid nodules via propensity score analysis.
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- Comparison of Diagnostic Accuracy of Thyroid Cancer With Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration and Core-Needle Biopsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020Pooled it
- The role of core needle biopsy in the diagnosis of initially detected thyroid nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European radiology · 2018Pooled it
- Advantages of thyroid core needle biopsy: an emerging selective first-line biopsy modality.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2026Article
- Risk Stratification of Thyroid Nodules Diagnosed as Follicular Neoplasm on Core Needle Biopsy.Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) · 2025Article
- Superior Diagnostic Yield of Core Needle Biopsy Over Fine Needle Aspiration in Diagnosing Follicular-Patterned Neoplasms: A Multicenter Study Focusing on Bethesda IV Results.Korean journal of radiology · 2025Article
- Lessons learned from the first 2 years of experience with thyroid core needle biopsy at an Indonesian national referral hospital.Journal of pathology and translational medicine · 2025Article
- Educational exchange in thyroid core needle biopsy diagnosis: enhancing pathological interpretation through guideline integration and peer learning.Journal of pathology and translational medicine · 2024Article
- Reevaluating diagnostic categories and associated malignancy risks in thyroid core needle biopsy.Journal of pathology and translational medicine · 2023Review
- Combined fine-needle aspiration with core needle biopsy for assessing thyroid nodules: a more valuable diagnostic method?Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2023Article
- A Matched-Pair Analysis of Nuclear Morphologic Features Between Core Needle Biopsy and Surgical Specimen in Thyroid Tumors Using a Deep Learning Model.Endocrine pathology · 2022Article
- Diagnostic Performance of Core Needle Biopsy for Characterizing Thyroidectomy Bed Lesions.Korean journal of radiology · 2022Review
- Prediction of hemorrhagic complications after ultrasound-guided biopsy of the thyroid and neck.European radiology · 2022Article
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- Assessing the diagnostic performance of thyroid biopsy with recommendations for appropriate interpretation.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2021Article
- Usage and Diagnostic Yield of Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology and Core Needle Biopsy in Thyroid Nodules: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Literature Published by Korean Authors.Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology · 2021Article
- Distribution and malignancy risk of six categories of the pathology reporting system for thyroid core-needle biopsy in 1,216 consecutive thyroid nodules.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2020Article
- 2019 Practice guidelines for thyroid core needle biopsy: a report of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Development Committee of the Korean Thyroid Association.Journal of pathology and translational medicine · 2020Review
- Ultrasound-Guided Core Needle Biopsy Techniques for Intermediate or Low Suspicion Thyroid Nodules: Which Method is Effective for Diagnosis?Korean journal of radiology · 2019Article
- Core-needle biopsy in thyroid nodules: performance, accuracy, and complications.European radiology · 2019Observational
- Patients with III and IV category of the Bethesda System under levothyroxine non-suppressive therapy have a lower rate of thyroid malignancy.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
We compared the efficacy and complications of core-needle biopsy (CNB) with those of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) in a large population of patients with initially detected thyroid nodules via a propensity score analysis. Outpatients with initially detected thyroid nodules, who had undergone CNB or FNA between January 2013 and December 2013, were selected. This study included 4,822 thyroid nodules from 4,553 consecutive patients. Adjustments for significant differences in patients' baseline characteristics were facilitated via propensity score analysis. Subgroup analyses were performed according to nodule sizes ≥ 1 cm. The non-diagnostic result rate, malignancy rate, complication rate, and diagnostic accuracy were compared. A 1:1 matching of 1,615 patients yielded no significant differences between two groups for any covariate. The non-diagnostic result rate was significantly lower in the core-needle biopsy group than in the fine-needle aspiration group (5.2% vs. 12.1%), while the malignancy rate (23.7% vs. 11.8%) and sensitivity (75.9% vs. 55.6%) were significantly higher. However, the specificities were similar (100% and 99.9%, respectively). Propensity score and subgroup analyses showed similar results. The complication rate was similar between groups in matched cohorts. CNB is a promising and safe diagnostic tool for patients with initially detected thyroid nodules.
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