Correlation between fine needle aspiration and intraoperative frozen section findings for thyroid patients; a single center study

Autor: Azar Baradaran, Maryam Derakhshan, Negin Ghanbari
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Preventive Epidemiology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp e04-e04 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2476-3934
DOI: 10.34172/jpe.2022.04
Popis: Introduction: Thyroid nodules are one of the most common diseases. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between fine needle aspiration (FNA) and intraoperative frozen section findings for thyroid disease patients. Patients and Methods: In this study, the FNA and intraoperative frozen section findings of 143 patients who were admitted to an educational hospital, Isfahan, Iran were collected and classified using these diagnostic methods during 2015. To find the correlation between FNA and intraoperative frozen section findings, statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS software version 16.0 (Chicago, IL). Results: Sensitivity and specificity of the positive FNA findings were 71% and 86.8%, respectively (P
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