作者
Ahmed S Bahaj, Haddad H Alkaff, Bashair N Melebari, Anwar N Melebari, Suhail I Sayed, Syeddah S Mujtaba, Sherif K Abdelmonim, Saeed A Alghamdi, Fares E Alghamdi, Omar A Abu Suliman, Mohammad A Alessa, Firas R Abi Sheffah, Anas H Al-Tammas, Rajab A Al-Zahrani, Osama A Marglani, John C Heaphy, Osama A Bawazir, Ameen Z Alherabi
发表日期
2020
期刊
Saudi Medical Journal
卷号
41
期号
10
页码范围
1098
出版商
Saudi Medical Journal
简介
Objectives:
To evaluate the accuracy and efficacy of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in diagnosing thyroid nodules, correlating it with the histopathological findings.
Methods:
A retrospective evaluation of 314 patients was undertaken at a tertiary referral center of King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC), Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, between 2010-2019. Patients who presented with thyroid swellings underwent ultrasonography and FNAC. If indicated, surgery was performed. The FNAC findings were compared to the final histopathological reports.
Results:
The findings for FNAC from our data set of 314 patients showed a sensitivity value of 79.8%, specificity of 82.1%, accuracy of 74.8%, positive predictive value of 74.8%, and negative predictive value of 85.9%.
Conclusion:
Our study showed that FNAC has high sensitivity and specificity in the initial evaluation of patients with thyroid nodules. When guided by …
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