Volume : V, Issue : II, February - 2016

Role of Fine Needle Aspiration in Thyroid Malignancy Diagnosis: A Retrospective Analysis

Bhavinder Arora

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 BACKGROUND: FNAC has been considered as gold standard investigation tool for diagnosing thyroid disorders. Majority of studies in past had included both benign and malignant thyroid disorder to evaluate the role of FNAC. This article analyses the role of FNAC in diagnosing thyroid carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The patients who underwent surgery for thyroid malignancy were evaluated by retrospective analysis. RESULTS: There were 4 (6.1%) false–positive, and 17 (26.1%) false negative FNAC results. Sensitivity and specificity were 71.2% and 33.3% respectively. Positive predictive value and negative predictive values were 91.3% and 10.5% respectively. The FNAC showed only papillary and follicular malignancy. The medullary and anaplastic carcinomas were not diagnosed on FNAC. CONCLUSION: FNAC has low sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing thyroid cancer and histological subtypes.

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Bhavinder Arora Role of Fine Needle Aspiration in Thyroid Malignancy Diagnosis: A Retrospective Analysis International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 5, Issue : 2 February 2016

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