Pitfalls in Thyroid Cytopathology - 28/10/19
Abstract |
Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is among the first diagnostic tools used in the evaluation of thyroid nodules. It has the ability to triage patients with benign and malignant lesions, thus defining the optimum clinical and/or surgical management. The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology has found worldwide acceptance. Thyroid FNA offers high positive predictive value (97%–99%), with sensitivities and specificities of 65% to 99% and 72% to 100%, respectively. Nonetheless, many potential diagnostic pitfalls exist that can lead to false-positive and/or false-negative results. This article discusses several of the potential pitfalls in the cytologic evaluation of thyroid lesions.
El texto completo de este artículo está disponible en PDF.Keywords : Fine-needle aspiration, Cytology, Thyroid nodule, Thyroid cancer, False-positive diagnoses, False-negative diagnoses
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| All the authors contributed equally to the article. |
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| Conflicts of interest and funding: The authors have no conflicts of interest. This work did not receive any specific grant funding. |
Vol 12 - N° 4
P. 865-881 - décembre 2019 Regresar al número
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