“…According to Mukunyadzi et al, [ 12 ] the use of 23 gauge needles has been reported to cause less bleeding and tissue damage. In a report published by Pandit and Phulpagar, histopathological changes that may occur in the acute and chronic stages post FNA were discussed.Acute lesions were reported to include granulation tissue, siderophages, nuclear atypia, irregularly shaped granulomas, deterioration and infarct in the capsule, and thrombosis, and chronic lesions were reported to include bleeding, granulation tissue, linear fibrosis, nuclear atypia, vascular changes, papillary changes, thrombosis, capsular pseudoinvasion, infarction, necrosis, metaplasia, and calcification [ 13 ].…”