Nodule heterogeneity as shown by size differences between the targeted nodule and the tumor in thyroidectomy specimen

Missed papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) diagnoses on fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) can result from many causes. To the authors' knowledge, the issue of whether the detection of PTC is correlated with nodule heterogeneity has not been studied to date.

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