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[Histocytological correlation in fine needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid gland]. 1996

C A Ribeiro, and G Brasileiro Filho

Departamento de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte.

OBJECTIVE To correlate cytological diagnosis with the anatomicopathological ones to assess the accuracy of cytological examination as a diagnostic test. METHODS The results of 328 cytological diagnoses were compared with the corresponding anatomicopathological results from surgical specimens. RESULTS In all thyroid diseases the accuracy of the method was above 95%. Among the more frequent diseases, the sensitivity of the test was 98%, 69%, 81%, 85% and 89%, respectively for nodular colloid goiter, follicular neoplasms, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, papillary carcinoma and Hürthle-cell neoplasia; in all of them the test specificity was at least 89%. CONCLUSIONS Based on these results and owing to its relative simplicity, this study also documents the FNAB usefulness as a diagnostic method for thyroid diseases.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001707	Biopsy, Needle	Removal and examination of tissue obtained through a transdermal needle inserted into the specific region, organ, or tissue being analyzed.	Aspiration Biopsy,Puncture Biopsy,Aspiration Biopsies,Biopsies, Aspiration,Biopsies, Needle,Biopsies, Puncture,Biopsy, Aspiration,Biopsy, Puncture,Needle Biopsies,Needle Biopsy,Puncture Biopsies
D012680	Sensitivity and Specificity	Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)	Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D013959	Thyroid Diseases	Pathological processes involving the THYROID GLAND.	Disease, Thyroid,Diseases, Thyroid,Thyroid Disease
D013961	Thyroid Gland	A highly vascularized endocrine gland consisting of two lobes joined by a thin band of tissue with one lobe on each side of the TRACHEA. It secretes THYROID HORMONES from the follicular cells and CALCITONIN from the parafollicular cells thereby regulating METABOLISM and CALCIUM level in blood, respectively.	Thyroid,Gland, Thyroid,Glands, Thyroid,Thyroid Glands,Thyroids