ArticleAmerican journal of clinical pathology2019
Assessment of The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology.
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- [The value of molecular testing of thyroid aspirates].Der Pathologe · 2022Review
- Thyroid Cancer Risk Factors in Children with Thyroid Nodules: A One-Center Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Thyroid Nodule Evaluation and Management in Older Adults: A Review of Practical Considerations for Clinical Endocrinologists.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists · 2021Review
- The Impact of Regional Variation in Clinical Practice on Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis: A National Population-Based Study.European thyroid journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesLong-term follow-up is important for determining performance characteristics of thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA).
methodsHistologic or 3 or more years of clinical follow-up was used to calculate performance characteristics of thyroid FNA before and after implementation of The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC). The impact of noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP) classification was also investigated.
resultsFollow-up was obtained for 1,277/1,134 and 1,616/1,393 aspirates/patients (median clinical follow-up, 9.9 and 4.4 years, pre- and post-TBSRTC, respectively). Nondiagnostic, suspicious for follicular neoplasm, and suspicious for malignancy (SFM) diagnoses decreased and benign diagnoses increased post-TBSRTC, while atypical rate remained less than 1%. Negative predictive value for benign nodules and positive predictive value (PPV) for SFM increased significantly. Eleven nodules were reclassified as NIFTP, slightly decreasing PPV/risk of malignancy (ROM).
conclusionsAppropriate ROM for thyroid FNA can be achieved through application of TBSRTC terminology with minimal use of atypical category.
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