Abstract

PENA HERNANDEZ, Elio J  and  MARTINEZ CABRERA, Jorge. Biopsia por aspiración con aguja fina en afecciones quirúrgicas del tiroides. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2002, vol.41, n.2, pp. 69-74. ISSN 1561-2945.

A prospective study was conducted during 3 years to determine the value of fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in the surgical thyropathies at our service. The technique and the criteria of Lowhagen were used to carry out the procedure. 402 patients underwent aspiration biopsies and 398 were useful for the diagnosis. 100 of them were operated on. Benignity prevailed in 84 % and the follicular adenoma was the most frequent in 59.9 %. Cancer was present in 16 % and 68.7 % corresponded to the papillary vairety. Women aged 41-50 were more affected. Hemithyroidectomy was the most used surgical procedure. The FNAB was assessed in the parameters of sensitivity, 93.7 %; specificity, 88 %; positive predictive index, 60 %; negative predictive index, 98.6 %; efficiency, 89 % and false positive fraction, 11.9 %

Keywords : BIOPSY, NEEDLE; THYROID DISEASES [surgery]; THYROID DISEASES [pathology]; THYROID NEOPLASMS [surgery]; THYROID NEOPLASMS [pathology]; ENDOCRINE SURGICAL PROCEDURE.

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