The comparison of the histopathological results of the thyroid fine‐needle aspiration biopsies in the 795 patients with thyroidectomy

Background We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of preoperative fine‐needle aspiration biopsies (FNAB) by the postthyroidectomy pathology results. Method Seven hundred and ninety‐five patients with FNAB and following thyroid operations which have been performed between April 2008 and December 2019...

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Published in:Diagnostic cytopathology 2021-06, Vol.49 (6), p.671-676
Main Authors: Yildirim, Emine, Akbas, Pelin, Erdogan, Kivilcim Orhun, Bektas, Sibel, Gumuskaya, Perihan Ozkan, Er, Ahmet Muzaffer, Paltura, Ceki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
atypia of undetermined significance
Bethesda classification
Biopsy
FNAB
nodule diameter
thyroid
Thyroid gland
Thyroidectomy
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Summary:Background We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of preoperative fine‐needle aspiration biopsies (FNAB) by the postthyroidectomy pathology results. Method Seven hundred and ninety‐five patients with FNAB and following thyroid operations which have been performed between April 2008 and December 2019 were included in this study. By comparing the results of the FNAB and final pathologies, the specificity, sensitivity, FNR, false positivity ratio (FPR), accuracy and also the effect of nodule diameter on these have been evaluated. In Bethesda III subgroup according to FNAB, we investigated the malignancy rates and in whom this risk has been increased more. Results In our study, the sensitivity of FNAB is 73.40%, the specificity is 95.33%, the accuracy is 91.81%, FNR is 26.60% and FPR is 4.67%. In the patients with nodules ≥4 cm and 
ISSN:8755-1039
1097-0339
DOI:10.1002/dc.24718