Journal of Thyroid Disorders & Therapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-7948
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2167-7948
+44 1300 500008
Celeste Ong Ramos
St. Luke’s Medical Center,
Quezon City
Philippines
Case Report
Ultrasound Guidance Improves The Diagnostic Yield And Accuracy Of Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Of Thyroid Nodules In Detecting Malignancy
Author(s): Celeste Ong Ramos and Roberto C MirasolCeleste Ong Ramos and Roberto C Mirasol
Objective To compare the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (USG-FNAB) versus palpation guided thyroid biopsy. 1.2 Study Design Cross sectional study of patients who underwent thyroidectomy at our institution from May 2012 to June 2013 were included. Final Histopathology was compared with their cytology result whether it was obtained thru ultrasound guided or palpation guided FNAB. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value, accuracy rate and non-diagnostic yield were computed. 1.3 Subjects A total of 207 patients underwent thyroidectomy from May 2012 to June 2013. Seventy eight patients were excluded because of unavailability of cytology result (n=64) and had prior thyroidectomy (n=14). Only 129 patients were included in the study. Each site of the thyroid nodule that underwent FNAB was considered as one case. 1.4 Outcome Ultr.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-7948.1000148