Specimen adequacy and diagnostic specificity of ultrasound-guided fine needle aspirations of nonpalpable thyroid nodules
β Scribed by Nadine P. Kelly; Jennifer C. Lim; Steven DeJong; Carla Harmath; Christine Dudiak; Eva M. Wojcik
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 200 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
- DOI
- 10.1002/dc.20392
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The diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) was evaluated in thyroid nodules in 100 consecutive cases , who subsequently underwent thyroidectomy between the years 1989-1991. FNAC as a diagnostic test for thyroid nodules demonstrated an accuracy of 90.9%, a sensitivity of 76.5%,
Fine-needle aspirates of three thyroid nodules displayed hypercellularity and papillary tissue fragments that suggested neoplasms. Neither microfollicles (either empty or with inspissated colloid) nor the characteristic nuclei of papillary carcinoma were evident. Surgical specimens contained adenoma
## Abstract ## Purpose To analyze the discrepancies between the cytologic results of sonographically (US)βguided fine needle aspiration (FNA) of thyroid nodules and final histopathologic results and to discuss the limitations of USβguided FNA. ## Materials and Methods The results of USβguided FN