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OBJECTIVE:To determine histopathologic findings related to the indeterminate or inadequate result of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs) and to correlate histopathological findings with ultrasonographic features of tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of FNAB, histopathologic characteristics, and sonographic findings of the solid portion of 95 PTCs in 95 patients. All cases were pathologically confirmed by surgery. Histopathologic characteristics were analyzed for tumor distribution, microcystic changes, fibrosis, and tumor component. We assumed several histopathologic conditions to be the cause of indeterminate or inadequate results of FNAB, including: 1) an uneven tumor distribution, 2) > 30% microcystic changes, 3) > 30% fibrosis, and 4) < 30% tumor component. Ultrasonographic findings of each PTC were evaluated for echotexture (homogeneous or heterogeneous), echogenicity (markedly hypoechoic, hypoechoic, isoechoic, or hyperechoic), and volume of the nodule. We correlated histopathologic characteristics of the PTC with results of the FNAB and ultrasonographic findings. RESULTS:From 95 FNABs, 71 cases (74%) were confirmed with malignancy or suspicious malignancy (PTCs), 21 (22%) had indeterminate results (atypical cells), and three (4%) were negative for malignancy. None of the assumed variables influenced the diagnostic accuracy of FNAB. Tumor distribution and fibrosis were statistically correlated with ultrasonographic findings of the PTCs (p < 0.05). Uneven tumor distribution was related with small tumor volume, and fibrosis over 30% was correlated with homogeneous echotexture, markedly hypoechoic and hypoechoic echogenicity, and small tumor volume (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION:No histopathologic component was found to correlate with improper results of FNAB in PTCs. In contrast, two histopathologic characteristics, uneven distribution and fibrosis, were correlated with ultrasonographic findings.
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Korean J Radioljournal_title
Korean journal of radiologyauthors
Jung SL,Jung CK,Kim SH,Kang BJ,Ahn KJ,Kim BS,Ahn MI,Im DJ,Bae JS,Chung SKdoi
10.3348/kjr.2010.11.2.141subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-03-01 00:00:00pages
141-8issue
2eissn
1229-6929issn
2005-8330journal_volume
11pub_type
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
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更新日期:2004-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.3348/kjr.2008.9.5.473
更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.3348/kjr.2012.13.4.476
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2011.12.3.390
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.3348/kjr.2008.9.3.191
更新日期:2008-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2010.11.2.222
更新日期:2010-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2001.2.3.175
更新日期:2001-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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