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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-11-24
pubmed:abstractText
We sought to evaluate the predictive value of preoperative fine-needle aspiration (FNA) on surgical decision making by evaluating the final pathologic diagnosis and comparing it to the preoperative diagnosis. Further, we wished to calculate the predictive accuracy of each of several types of preoperative FNA diagnosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1072-7515
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
187
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
494-502
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Biopsy, Needle, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Carcinoma, Medullary, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Carcinoma, Papillary, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Carcinoma, Papillary, Follicular, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Child, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Decision Making, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Evaluation Studies as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Frozen Sections, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Intraoperative Care, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Outcome Assessment (Health Care), pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Patient Care Planning, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Preoperative Care, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Thyroid Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Thyroid Nodule, pubmed-meshheading:9809565-Thyroidectomy
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Preoperative evaluation and predictive value of fine-needle aspiration and frozen section of thyroid nodules.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville 22906, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study