Thomas J O, Adeyi O A, Nwachokor F N, Olu-Eddo A O
Department of Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
East Afr Med J. 1998 Nov;75(11):657-9.
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.
本报告回顾了我们于1995年1月至1997年12月期间在伊巴丹对甲状腺肿大进行细针穿刺抽吸（FNA）细胞学检查的经验。在该系列研究中，该方法对恶性肿瘤的诊断准确率为80.6%，敏感性和特异性分别为83%和80%。甲状腺肿大的细针穿刺抽吸活检（FNAC）现已成为伊巴丹大学学院医院甲状腺肿大的一线调查程序。
