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Ahead of Print | DOI: 10.14744/ejmi.2021.16135

The Effects Of Ultrasonography And Fıne Needle Aspiration Bıopsy On The Decision Of Thyroidectomy

Gurkan Guneri1, Ismail Oskay Kaya2, Engin Olcucuoglu2, Riza Dundar1
1Bilecik Training and Research Hospital - general surgery, 2Health Science University Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital bilecik

Objectives: We aimed to reveal the effects of these two diagnostic methods on the decision of thyroidectomy by evaluating the preoperative ultrasonography (USG) and FNA results together and evaluating the treatment options and results. Methods: In this study,patient files pathology results and operative notes of 342 patients who had thyroid surgery in the General Surgery Clinic of Diskapi Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital were retrospectively analyzed.Preoperative USG, diameter and character of the dominant nodule, FNAB results, surgery types and postoperative pathology results were recorded. Results: one hundred thirty one of 342 patients (38%) presented as undetermined cytology. In our study, atypia of undetermined significance and follicular lesion malignancy rate were found to be 55.5% in the result of FNAB cytology. Conclusion: When deciding on the type of surgery, it would be more appropriate to consider the malignancy criteria in USG along with the result of FNAB. Different results will be more qualified with the increase of USG and FNAB experience.


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Guneri G, Kaya I, Olcucuoglu E, Dundar R. The Effects Of Ultrasonography And Fıne Needle Aspiration Bıopsy On The Decision Of Thyroidectomy. EJMI. ; (): -

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