Fine needle aspiration cytology in the management of thyroid enlargement: Ibadan experience

This report reviews our experience with fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology in the assessment of thyroid enlargement in Ibadan between January 1995 and December 1997. The diagnostic accuracy of the procedure for malignancy was 80.6% with a sensitivity and specificity 83% and 80% respectively in th...

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Published inEast African medical journal Vol. 75; no. 11; p. 657
Main Authors Thomas, J O, Adeyi, O A, Nwachokor, F N, Olu-Eddo, A O
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kenya 01.11.1998
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biopsy, Needle - methods
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nigeria
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Thyroid Nodule - classification
Thyroid Nodule - pathology
Nigeria
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Summary:This report reviews our experience with fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology in the assessment of thyroid enlargement in Ibadan between January 1995 and December 1997. The diagnostic accuracy of the procedure for malignancy was 80.6% with a sensitivity and specificity 83% and 80% respectively in this series. FNAC of thyroid enlargement is now a first line investigative procedure for thyroid enlargements in the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
ISSN:0012-835X