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ArticleEndocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea)2022

Diagnostic Performance of Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy Using the Revised Reporting System: Comparison with Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology.

Kwangsoon Kim, Ja Seong Bae, Jeong Soo Kim, So Lyung Jung, Chan Kwon Jung

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Article in Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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Kwangsoon KimDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Ja Seong BaeDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Jeong Soo KimDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
So Lyung JungDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Chan Kwon JungDepartment of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

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backgroundWe aim to validate the diagnostic performance of thyroid core needle biopsy (CNB) for diagnosing malignancy in clinical settings to align with the changes made in recently updated thyroid CNB guidelines.

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed 1,381 thyroid CNB and 2,223 fine needle aspiration (FNA) samples. The FNA and CNB slides were interpreted according to the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology and updated practice guidelines for thyroid CNB, respectively.

resultsCompared to FNA, CNB showed lower rates of inconclusive results categories I (2.8% vs. 11.2%) and III (1.2% vs. 6.2%), and higher rates of categories II (60.9% vs. 50.4%) and IV (17.5% vs. 2.0%). The upper and lower bounds of the risk of malignancy (ROM) for category IV of CNB were 43.2% and 26.6%, respectively. The CNB subcategory IVb with nuclear atypia had a higher ROM than the subcategory without nuclear atypia (40%-62% vs. 23%-36%). In histologically confirmed cases, there was no significant difference in the diagnostic performance between CNB and FNA for malignancy. However, neoplastic diseases were more frequently detected by CNB than by FNA (88.8% vs. 77.6%, P=0.046). In category IV, there was no difference in unnecessary surgery rate between CNB and FNA (4.7% vs. 6.9%, P=0.6361).

conclusionThyroid CNB decreased the rate of inconclusive results and showed a higher category IV diagnostic rate than FNA. The revised guidelines for thyroid CNB proved to be an excellent reporting system for assessing thyroid nodules.

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Thyroid NeoplasmsBiopsy, Fine-NeedleBiopsy, Large-Core NeedleHumansRetrospective StudiesBiopsy, fine-needleBiopsy, large-core needleRetrospective studiesThyroid cancer, papillaryThyroid neoplasmsThyroid noduleUnnecessary procedures

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PMCPMC8901962

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