ArticleYonsei medical journal2020
Core-Needle Biopsy Does Not Show Superior Diagnostic Performance to Fine-Needle Aspiration for Diagnosing Thyroid Nodules.
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- Inconclusive cytology results of fine-needle aspiration for thyroid nodules: the importance of strict guideline implementation.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2025Article
- Case report: Thyroid sarcoidosis as a rare localization of the disease: Report of two cases and review of the literature.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Needle types used in abdominal cross-sectional interventional radiology: a survey of the Society of Abdominal Radiology emerging technology commission.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2022Article
- Factors to Consider When Interpreting the Diagnostic Performance of Fine-Needle Aspiration and Core-Needle Biopsy in a Specific Study Population.Yonsei medical journal · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo compare the diagnostic performances of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and core-needle biopsy (CNB) for thyroid nodules according to nodule size. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis retrospective study included 320 thyroid nodules from 320 patients who underwent both FNA and CNB at outside clinics and proceeded with surgery in our institution between July 2012 and May 2019. According to nodule size, the diagnostic performances of FNA and CNB were calculated using various combinations of test-negatives and test-positives defined by the Bethesda categories and were compared using the generalized estimated equation and the Delong method.
resultsThere were 279 malignant nodules in 279 patients and 41 benign nodules in 41 patients. The diagnostic performance of FNA was mostly not different from CNB regardless of nodule size, except for negative predictive value, which was better for FNA than CNB when applying Criteria 1 and 2. When applying Criteria 3, the specificity and positive predictive value of FNA were superior to CNB regardless of size. When applying Criteria 4, diagnostic performance did not differ between FNA and CNB regardless of size. After applying Criteria 5, diagnostic performance did not differ between FNA and CNB in nodules ≥2 cm. However, in nodules ≥1 cm and all nodules, the sensitivity, accuracy, and negative predictive value of CNB were better than those of FNA.
conclusionCNB did not show superior diagnostic performance to FNA for diagnosing thyroid nodules.
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