The thyroid nodule: evaluation of fine-needle biopsy.
J Otolaryngol
; 12(2): 109-11, 1983 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Sixty-three consecutive unselected patients with a solitary cold nodule of the thyroid were submitted to surgery. Prior to surgery they all had clinical evaluation and a fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy of the nodule. Results of this study show that the FNA biopsy was correct in predicting cancer in 12 of 13 cancers for a sensitivity of 92%. When the nodule was benign, the FNA biopsy was right in 42 of the 50 benign nodules for a specificity of 84%. In comparison the clinical criteria alone were correct in suspecting only eight of the 13 cancers for a sensitivity of 62%, while correctly identifying 39 of the 50 benign nodules for a specificity of 72%. An association of the clinical criteria with the results of the FNA biopsy would have identified all the cancers in our group.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Glândula Tireoide
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Biópsia por Agulha
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Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Otolaryngol
Ano de publicação:
1983
Tipo de documento:
Article