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Investigating the value of fine needle aspiration cytology in thyroid cancer

Author(s) -

Navin Mani,

SandeepG Mistry,

P.V.N.S. Murthy

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of cytology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 0974-5165

pISSN - 0970-9371

DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.86345

Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid cancer , fine needle aspiration cytology , thyroid nodules , histopathology , thyroid , radiology , grading (engineering) , cytology , biopsy , cancer , pathology , civil engineering , engineering

Current guidance recommends the use of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) as an essential investigation in patients presenting with a thyroid lump. Current literature suggests that the sensitivity of FNAC in thyroid nodules ranges between 80-90%. However, only very few studies have looked specifically at the sensitivity of FNAC in solely thyroid cancer patients.

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