SUITABILITY OF FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY FOR MALIGNANCY DETECTION IN SOLITARY THYROID NODULE

Authors

  • Ihtesham Ul Haq Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar
  • Israr Ud Din Department of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar - Pakistan
  • Nazneen Liaqat Department of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar - Pakistan
  • Nasir Iqbal Department of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar - Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v13i1.45

Keywords:

Thyroid nodule, FNAC, accuracy

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the diagnostic effi cacy of fi ne needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in identifying cancer in isolated thyroid nodules using nodule histology as the gold standard.
Materials and Methods: Between January 2021 and September 2022, 145 individuals who were hospitalized to ENT department, Khyber Teaching Hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, with a single thyroid nodule and underwent surgery for histopathology and whose needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodules was done were included in the research. We looked at the FNAC reports as
well as the histopathology results.
Results: For diagnosing cancer in a single thyroid nodule FNAC had sensitivity of 81%, specifi city of 73.56%, PPV of 67.14% and NPV of 85.33%.
Conclusion: The FNAC test is a good test to screen for cancer in solitary thyroid nodules.

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Published

2023-03-31

How to Cite

Ihtesham Ul Haq, Din, I. U., Nazneen Liaqat, & Nasir Iqbal. (2023). SUITABILITY OF FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY FOR MALIGNANCY DETECTION IN SOLITARY THYROID NODULE . JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 13(1), 35–37. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v13i1.45

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2023): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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