ArticleAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2023
Comparison of fine-needle aspiration with fine-needle capillary cytology in thyroid nodules.
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- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Thyroid Nodules Using Aspiration vs. Capillary Technique: Our Experience.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Assessment of an innovative synthetic matrix for enhanced cell preservation: evaluating its clinical utility and impact on diagnostic precision in thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology.BMC endocrine disorders · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-guided fine-needle cytology for cervical lymph nodes: a tertiary centre's experience with the Sydney system.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Trends in Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology - Results from the Italian Cytopathology Committee National Practice Survey.Pathologica · 2025Article
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- Prediction of cytology-histology discrepancy when Bethesda cytology reports benign results for thyroid nodules in women: with special emphasis on pregnancy.The Libyan journal of medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionHigh false-negative results have been reported for fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology in thyroid nodules. Fine-needle capillary (FNC) cytology is an alternative technique that prevents aspiration, reducing tissue damage. This study aimed to compare FNA and FNC in assessing thyroid nodules and in terms of their predictive role in the appropriate diagnosis of malignancy.
methodsThis is a comparative prospective study conducted on 486 patients. FNA was performed in 235 patients during 2016 and 2017 and FNC in 251 patients during 2018 and 2019. The quality of cytological specimens was compared and then correlated with the final histopathological findings of 39 patients who underwent thyroidectomy.
resultsBoth groups were statistically similar regarding age and sex distribution. The FNA technique yielded significantly higher adequate specimens compared with FNC (
conclusionsThe two methods, FNA and FNC, did not differ in terms of overall quality. FNA was superior regarding consistency with the histopathological results and the ability to diagnose malignancy.
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