Years of experience support the safe use of fine-needle aspiration for pediatric thyroid nodules

Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) has long been used as a safe and effective way to evaluate thyroid nodules in adults, usually without sedation. Less is known about the safety and tolerability of FNA in children, although small studies suggest that the approach can be performed without sedation and with minimal complications. Now, a report by the team in Boston Children’s Thyroid Center bolsters those findings.