6515--PR Needed NEW Request / Tyroid Molecular Tests - THYROSEQ 5 year contract
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
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Statement of Work/ Performance Work Statement 1. Contract Title. Thyroid Molecular Testing 2. Background. Thyroid nodules are common and require biopsy for diagnosis of a benign vs malignant process. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNA) is the biopsy method most frequently used to determine if a thyroid nodule is benign or malignant. Once assigned to the correct diagnostic category, a treatment plan can be prepared. If malignant, the treatment shall include a surgical procedure. Approximately 10% of the time the FNA diagnosis for a thyroid nodule shall be indeterminate for malignancy. These lesions are diagnosed: Follicular Lesion of Uncertain Significance (FLUS) or Follicular Neoplasm (FN). Thyroid nodules diagnosed on FNA as FLUS or FN may go on to surgery to determine the true nature o...