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Objectives: Thyroid nodules are common in adults, but only some of them are malignant. Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is widely applied as a reliable and minimally invasive technique for evaluating thyroid nodules. However, the scarcity of FNA biopsy specimens poses a challenge to molecular diagnosis. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of FNA washout precipitation specimens as an effective supplement to the thyroid genetic test. Methods: A total of 115 patients with thyroid nodules were enrolled in our study. The BRAF V600E mutation status was detected in all FNA washout precipitation specimens and biopsy formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) specimens using an amplification refractory mutation system PCR (ARMS-PCR). All patients underwent cytological diagnoses; 79 patients also underwent surgery for histopathological analysis. Results: All the 115 samples were successfully analyzed using both FNA washout precipitation and biopsy FFPE specimens. The results showed that the BRAF V600E status detected in 96 FNA washout precipitation specimens were consistent with that in FNA biopsy FFPE specimens, including 41 BRAF V600E positive and 55 BRAF V600E negative, achieving a concordance rate of 84.4% (kappa  =  0.689). Furthermore, the BRAF V600E mutation status using FNA washout precipitation specimens provided a 100.0% positive predictive value for diagnosing papillary thyroid carcinoma in patients with The Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology (TBSRTC) V. Besides, the BRAF V600E mutation status was positive in 90.9% (10/11) FNA washout precipitation specimens from patients with capsule invasion, achieving a higher overall sensitivity of 100.0%, compared with 57.1% of FNA washout precipitation specimens from patients without capsule invasion. Conclusion: These results suggested that FNA washout precipitation specimens might be a valuable supplementary sample type for detecting the BRAF V600E mutation in patients with thyroid nodules, especially with thyroid capsule invasion.

Fine-needle Aspiration Washout Precipitation Specimens: An Acceptable Supplement to Genetic Mutation Detection of Thyroid Nodules