Personal Experience Performing Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of Superficial Masses

My practice philosophy and approach to performing USGFNA is described early in this chapter. This is followed by an organ-based practical clinical information, anamnesis, physical and ultrasound examinations, and my experience regarding ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (USG-FNA) sampling of thyroid and parathyroid nodules, lymph nodes, salivary glands, lesions of the head and neck, and breast masses. My experience with the handling and triage of various sorts of specimens, core needle biopsies, and cytology report timelines, with real-life anecdotes, is included at the end of the chapter.