Evaluation of thyroid nodules by fine needle aspiration cytology: a prospective study
West Indian med. j
;
37(1): 31-5, Mar. 1988. tab
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ABSTRACT
A prospective study of 200 Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology specimens from 194 patients with thyroid nodules at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Jamica showed a 95% accuracy when the results were compared with histopathology reports of the subsequent thyroidectomy surgical specimens in 86 patients. The false negative rate was 3% (for neoplasia), and there was a false positive rate of 10.5%. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology thus proves to ben an accurate, specific and sensitive method of assenssment of thyroid nodules which ultimately reduces unnecessary surgical intervention
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LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Doenças da Glândula Tireoide
/
Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
/
Estudo observacional
Limite:
Adulto
/
Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe Inglês
/
Jamaica
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
1988
Tipo de documento:
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