scholarly journals The role of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of thyroid lesions

1998 ◽  
Vol 91 (33_suppl) ◽  
pp. 28-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace Mckee
Keyword(s):  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Thyroid Lesions

scholarly journals Role of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of thyroid lesions

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 186-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Bhatta ◽  
R Makaju ◽  
A Mohammad
Keyword(s):  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
False Negative ◽  
False Negative Rate ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Thyroid Lesions

Background: Fine needle aspiration cytology is regarded as a gold standard investigation in diagnosis of thyroid swellings. This study was carried out to evaluate the role of fine needle aspiration cytology as a diagnostic tool in investigation of thyroid swelling and to correlate the cytological findings with histopathology. Materials and Methods: A total of 90 patients with thyroid lesions submitted for fine needle aspiration cytology at Dhulikhel hospital Kathmandu Univeristy hospital over a four year period (May 2004 to May 2008) were studied. Results:  Majority of cases were non neoplastic (77 cases, 85.55 %), whereas 13 cases (14.45 %) were neoplastic. Tissue examination was available for subsequent histocytological correlation in 20 cases (22.22 %). The accuracy of cytodiagnosis was 90 % with a sensitivity of 85.7 %, specificity of 92.3 %, false negative rate of 14.28% and false positive rate of 7.69%. Conclusion: Fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid lesions provides a reliable diagnosis and is an excellent first line method for investigating the nature of lesion. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jpn.v2i3.6018 JPN 2012; 2(3): 186-188

scholarly journals Role of fine needle aspiration cytology.

1988 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
C S Champ ◽  
C H Mason ◽  
S B Coghill ◽  
S J Powis
Keyword(s):  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology
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