Vanishing thyroid gland tumors: Infarction as consequence of FNA?
Total histopathological blocking with thorough check of capsular areas is recommended in necrotic tumors. Vanishing thyroid lesion phenomenon is rare, but in cases of disappearance of tumor, preoperative cytology diagnosis is the only clue for the patient management. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2016;44:568-573. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
In this pilot effort, we found that EGS patients required more diagnostic effort initially and generated more relative value units, operations, laboratory tests, and new medication orders and had more complications during the course of their care. Addition of EGS patients to a trauma service consumes more per-patient resources than trauma patients.