TY - JOUR
T1 - Fine-needle Aspiration Biopsy of the Thyroid
T2 - Review of a 7-Year Experience
AU - Palestini, Nicola
AU - Papotti, Mauro
AU - Sapino, Anna
AU - Macri, Luigia
AU - Durando, Riccardo
AU - Freddi, Milena
AU - Festini-Mira, Ivano
AU - Fortunato, Maria Angela
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Fine-needle aspiration biopsy is of primary importance in the screening of thyroid nodules. This report summarizes the results of a 7-year personal experience, compre hensive of 1,936 biopsies from 1,881 patients with single or multiple nodules. Ade quate material was obtained in 1,862 cases (96.2%) and interpreted as “negative,” “suspicious,” or “positive” for malignancy. Histological assessment in 311 operated cases revealed 6 false negatives and 3 false positives. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of the test were 88.0%, 98.4%, and 96.2%, respectively. The predictive value was also high. These findings offer further evidence of the reliability of fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the evaluation of thyroid nodules, especially when the procedure is performed by experienced operators and close cooperation between clinicians and pathologists is established. Int J Surg Pathol 1 (3):171-176, 1994
AB - Fine-needle aspiration biopsy is of primary importance in the screening of thyroid nodules. This report summarizes the results of a 7-year personal experience, compre hensive of 1,936 biopsies from 1,881 patients with single or multiple nodules. Ade quate material was obtained in 1,862 cases (96.2%) and interpreted as “negative,” “suspicious,” or “positive” for malignancy. Histological assessment in 311 operated cases revealed 6 false negatives and 3 false positives. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of the test were 88.0%, 98.4%, and 96.2%, respectively. The predictive value was also high. These findings offer further evidence of the reliability of fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the evaluation of thyroid nodules, especially when the procedure is performed by experienced operators and close cooperation between clinicians and pathologists is established. Int J Surg Pathol 1 (3):171-176, 1994
KW - aspiration biopsy
KW - cytology
KW - thyroid neoplasms
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U2 - 10.1177/106689699400100304
DO - 10.1177/106689699400100304
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84973727654
VL - 1
SP - 171
EP - 175
JO - International Journal of Surgical Pathology
JF - International Journal of Surgical Pathology
SN - 1066-8969
IS - 3
ER -