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1503716

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-9-22
pubmed:abstractText
Although there is much literature devoted to the role that fine-needle biopsy plays in the management of the thyroid mass, only a handful of studies deal with the diagnostic accuracy of the frozen section and final paraffin section of thyroid lesions. Fine-needle biopsy results, frozen-section diagnoses, final paraffin-section diagnoses, and panel review diagnoses were recorded for 137 consecutive patients who underwent thyroidectomy procedures. The overall accuracy of fine-needle biopsy, frozen-section, and paraffin-section diagnoses was 81%, 87%, and 94%, respectively. The high positive predictive value and specificity of both the fine-needle and frozen-section modalities suggests that intraoperative pathology consultation, given that the preoperative needle aspirate is positive for malignant neoplasia, can offer little further in the treatment of the patient. Statistical analysis of the accuracy of the three modalities suggests strategies for accurate treatment of the thyroid nodule.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0886-4470
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
118
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
918-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Accuracy of pathologic diagnosis in thyroid lesions.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, Toronto Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study