The Use of Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA) Cytology in Patients with Thyroid Nodules in Asia: A Brief Overview of Studies from the Working Group of Asian Thyroid FNA Cytology

• Published in: Journal of pathology and translational medicine Vol. 51; no. 6; pp. 571 - 578
• Main Authors: Jung, Chan Kwon, Hong, SoonWon, Bychkov, Andrey, Kakudo, Kennichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) The Korean Society of Pathologists and the Korean Society for Cytopathology 01.11.2017; Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology; 대한병리학회
• Subjects: Asia; Cytology; Fine-needle aspiration; History; Methods; Review; Survey; Thyroid; 병리학; Survey; Fine-needle aspiration; Asia; Cytology; History; Methods; Thyroid
• ISSN: 2383-7837; 2383-7845
• DOI: 10.4132/jptm.2017.10.19

Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology is the most widely used screening and diagnostic method for thyroid nodules. Although Western guidelines for managing thyroid nodules and the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology are widely available throughout Asia, the clinical practices in Asia vary from those of Western countries. Accordingly, the Working Group of Asian Thyroid FNA Cytology encouraged group members to publish their works jointly with the same topic. The articles in this special issue focused on the history of thyroid FNA, FNA performers and interpreters, training programs of cytopathologists and cytotechnicians, staining methods, the reporting system of thyroid FNA, quality assurance programs, ancillary testing, and literature review of their own country's products. Herein, we provide a brief overview of thyroid FNA practices in China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand.