scholarly journals FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (03) ◽  
pp. 386-389
Author(s):  
SHER UZ ZAMAN BHATTI ◽  
SAIF UL MALOOK ◽  
M TARIQ ◽  
Ali Zulqurnain
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Thyroid Nodules ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology

Introduction: Goiter is a common problem in southern Punjab and thyroid surgery is frequently performed in surgical units of BVH Bahawalpur. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology is the investigation of choice in detection of carcinoma thyroid. It is simple and quick to perform and can be readily repeated. Objectives: The aim of the study was to find out the diagnostic accuracy of FNAC in thyroid nodules. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Period: June 2009 to November 2009. Setting: Department of Surgery, BVH Bahawalpur. Methods: Fifty patients of goiter of age ranging from 16to60 years, irrespective of gender, presenting with a thyroid nodule and undergoing surgery were included in the study at Department of Surgery, BVH Bahawalpur. Information of each patient was collected on a structural Performa and then analyzed on SPSS to assess the sensitivity and specificity of the FNAC. Results: the sensitivity and specificity of FNAC was 72.2% and 97.8% respectively. Conclusions: FNAC should be performed in all cases of thyroid nodules because of its high sensitivity and specificity to diagnose the benign as well as the malignant lesions of thyroid.

scholarly journals Comparison between ultrasonographic findings and fine needle aspiration cytology in differentiating malignant and benign thyroid nodules

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahdi Mohebbi ◽  
Mehrzad Gholampour Dehaki ◽  
Mahsa Mozaffari
Keyword(s):  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Thyroid Nodules ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
The Us ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology

The purpose of research was comparing the ultrasound (US) features and fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in detecting the thyroid nodules in clinical practice. A cross-sectional analytical study retrospectively reviewed the US and FNAC findings for a total of 170 thyroid nodules. The US features that we compared included echogenicity, calcifications, shape, halo and Doppler, between 2017 and 2018. Totally, 170 nodules of thyroid were studied, which contained 72 (42.4%) benign and 98 (57.6%) malignant thyroid nodules. The sonographic features were significantly associated with malignancy such as microcalcification (97.0%), hyperechogenicity (91.5%), wider than taller shape (98.0%), absent halo (90.9%) and positive Doppler (78.0%) (P < 0.01). The altogether accuracies of calcification, echogenicity, shape, halo, and Doppler were 0.96, 0.92, 0.97,0.82 and 0.82, respectively. Our data suggest that US features could be a good sonographic criterion for recommending FNA cytology with follow‐up thyroid sonography and FNA.

scholarly journals A study of correlation of pre-operative fine needle aspiration cytology and ultrasonography with post-operative histopathology in thyroid swellings

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 1456
Author(s):  
Rajkumar Parameshwar Narayanakar ◽  
Darshan Saligrama Govinda Shetty
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Malignant Lesions ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology

Background:Diseases of the thyroid gland can be due to inflammatory and neoplastic causes. Many diagnostic tests like ultrasound, thyroid nuclear scan and fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) are available for their evaluation. Histopathologically, they can be adenomas, colloid nodules, cysts, infectious nodules, lymphocytic or granulomatous nodules, congenital abnormalities or hyperplasia, or various types of malignancy. It is therefore crucial to have a clear diagnostic approach to ensure patients are managed appropriately and are not over or under-treated. Present study was done to evaluate FNAC and ultrasonography (USG) as a diagnostic method in thyroid swellings and to plan surgery accordingly.Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted among 60 adult patients undergoing thyroid surgery at Victoria and Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital. They were investigated with FNAC and USG of thyroid, and were subjected to surgery and subsequent histopathological examination. The histopathological examination reports were correlated with the findings of FNAC and USG in order to evaluate their findings by statistical methods.Results:The sensitivity and specificity of FNAC was 87.5% and 98% respectively. All malignant lesions on FNAC were confirmed by histopathology indicating its excellence. Therefore FNAC helps in planning the correct management and avoids second surgery. And the sensitivity and specificity of USG was 75% and 86% respectively. Therefore combination of both FNAC and ultrasonography will improve the diagnostic accuracy to higher level and helps in better management. Conclusions:FNAC has high sensitivity and specificity, so it is closest to ideal test. However, a combination of both FNAC and ultrasound will give desirable results and so that we can avoid mismanagement.

scholarly journals Is it possible to eliminate the number of inappropriate thyroid surgeries combining scintigraphy and cytology?

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 01-03
Author(s):  
Smaroula Divani
Keyword(s):  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Thyroid Nodules ◽  
Follicular Carcinoma ◽  
Accurate Method ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Indeterminate Cytology

Objective: Although fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is the most reliable, safe and accurate method for the clinical management of abnormal thyroid nodules, 5%-15% of cases lead to indeterminate diagnoses and surgery is the recommended practice for them as they may be malignant. Nevertheless, the majority of cases with indeterminate cytology are benign, so the risk of unnecessary surgery is significant. In our study we combined FNAC and scintigraphy in order to reduce the number of inappropriate surgeries. Subjects and Methods: From 219 patients with thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology 33(9 males and 24 females) aged 18-73 years, had indeterminate FNAC diagnoses and were referred for scintigraphy. Surgery was performed in all cases. The results of FNAC, scintigraphy and histology were collected and compared. Results: From 33 cases with indeterminate cytology 32 had a benign histological diagnosis and only one was malignant (follicular Ca). That case had a positive scan. All cases with negative thyroid scans (29/33) were benign. False positive scans were 3, whereas one scan was true positive with final diagnosis follicular carcinoma. Conclusion: This study showed that combining the FNAC with the thyroid scintigraphy in cases of thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology it is possible to reduce the number of inappropriate surgeries from 32 to 3.

Utility of intraoperative frozen sections for thyroid nodules with prior fine needle aspiration cytology diagnosis

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (9) ◽  
pp. 789-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudarshana Roychoudhury ◽  
Fabiola Souza ◽  
Cecilia Gimenez ◽  
Ryan Glass ◽  
Rubina Cocker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Thyroid Nodules ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Frozen Sections ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology

Value of Clinical Examination, Scintigraphy and Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology in the Diagnosis of Solitary Thyroid Nodules

1990 ◽  
Vol 2 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 167-171
Author(s):  
Adel Zaki Al-Taweel ◽  
Hussein Dashti ◽  
Abdulla Behbehani ◽  
W. Olszewski ◽  
Shafik O. Atia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Examination ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Thyroid Nodules ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology
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