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9143573

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-6-5
pubmed:abstractText
In most centers only selected patients with high risk thyroid nodules undergo thyroid surgery, and fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNA) is used to select patients for surgical treatment. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of FNA on the management of thyroid nodules at our institution. A total of 872 patients who underwent FNA over a period of 7 years were retrospectively analyzed. There were 66 men and 806 women with a mean age of 40 +/- 15 years. Altogether 549 patients presented with a thyroid nodule and 323 with multinodular disease. The sensitivity and specificity of FNA were 90.0% and 99.8%, respectively. The positive and negative predictive values were 98% and 99%, respectively, and the accuracy was 99%. Our results are in agreement with those of other reports establishing that FNA of the thyroid is safe, reliable, and effective for differentiating benign from malignant nodules.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0364-2313
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
408-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Efficacy of fine-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules: experience of a Mexican institution.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición, Mexico, D.F. Mexico.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article