Timing of Repeat Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration in the Management of Thyroid Nodules

<i>Objective:</i> The Bethesda System for reporting thyroid fine-needle aspirations (FNAs) recommends repeat aspirations be done at least 3 months following the initial aspiration to prevent false-positive misinterpretations due to reactive/reparative changes. Because limited data exists, we reviewed our own data to ascertain the recommendation. <i>Study Design:</i> We retrospectively reviewed thyroid FNAs accessioned in...