Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology and ultrasound examination of thyroid nodules in the UAE: A comparison.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Thyroid nodules are a common clinical finding and most are benign, however, 5-15% can be malignant. There is limited regional data describing the accuracy of ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytological examination compared to ultrasound examination of thyroid in patients who have undergone thyroid surgery.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of ultrasonographic (US) reports, FNA cytology reports and histopathology reports of 161 thyroid nodules presented at the endocrine center at Tawam hospital in Al Ain city, the United Arab Emirates during the period 2011-2019 was performed. US reports and images with FNA cytopathology reports and slides were reviewed by an independent radiologist and pathologist.

Results

In total, 40 nodules were reported as

SUBMITTER: Al-Salam S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8026079 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature