Assessment of diagnostic accuracy of Bethesda reporting system with fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid lesions and its histological correlation

Dr. Vandana Vekariya; Dr. Kinara Patel; Dr. Mansi Koshiya; Dr. Jignasa Bhalodia

doi:10.33545/pathol.2024.v7.i3a.576

Assessment of diagnostic accuracy of Bethesda reporting system with fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid lesions and its histological correlation

Dr. Vandana Vekariya, Dr. Kinara Patel, Dr. Mansi Koshiya and Dr. Jignasa Bhalodia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33545/pathol.2024.v7.i3a.576

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Background: Thyroid FNAC is widely recognized as the top diagnostic tool for evaluating thyroid nodules prior to surgery.

Objectives: Assessing the diagnostic precision of Bethesda system classifications and analysing the correlation between cyto-histopathological findings and FNAC results.

Material and Methods: In this study, a total of 88 thyroid FNA smears were reviewed, and histopathological correlations were made for 45 surgically excised cases.

Results: When considering follicular neoplasm/suspicious for follicular neoplasm as malignant, FNAC showed sensitivity of 88%, specificity of 82%, positive predictive value of 75%, negative predictive value of 92%, and accuracy of 84%.

Conclusion: FNAC stands out as an extremely sensitive and accurate tool for diagnosing diverse thyroid nodules.

International Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Pathology

Vol. 7 Issue 3 Part A

Assessment of diagnostic accuracy of Bethesda reporting system with fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid lesions and its histological correlation

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