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9181323

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-8-15
pubmed:abstractText
Riu's stain, a Romanowsky-type stain, has been in use in Taiwan over the past 40 years. In order to determine whether it is useful for the diagnosis of thyroid disease in thyroid fine-needle aspiration, we reviewed 254 of these aspirates obtained between April 1990 and June 1996 from patients seen in Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center in Taipei. Surgical follow-up was available for confirmation in 61 aspirations. The cytologic diagnosis was categorized into four groups: benign, 174; suspicious, 30; malignant, 41): and inadequate specimen, 9. There were two false-negative and no false-positive diagnoses. Our results showed a sensitivity of 93.5% and a specificity of 100% for the detection of malignancy. If suspicious cases were considered positive, the specificity decreased to 55%, while the sensitivity increased to 95%. We conclude that Riu's stain is a reliable quick stain in the diagnosis of thyroid malignancy. Compared to Papanicolaou stain, it shortens the time needed for a cytopathologist to reach a diagnosis. Papanicolaou stain can be reserved for confirmation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
8755-1039
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
543-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Riu's stain and the cytologic diagnosis of thyroid fine-needle aspiration: a single cancer center experience.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article