Cytopathological findings from fine-needle aspiration biopsy are accurate predictors of thyroid pathology in XXXX with functioning thyroid nodules.

@entity1 @entity1377 @entity5 @entity1378 @entity5651 @entity652 @entity1374
The cytopathological findings after fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of @entity1374 ( @entity1374 ) are not well defined. This is an important issue, once this procedure is the first step in nodule evaluation. This study evaluated FNAB findings and correlated these findings with histopathology in @entity1 subjected to thyroidectomy. Eleven clinically euthyroid female @entity1 (age range: 19 to 47 years) with @entity1374 , satisfactory specimens from FNAB and negative antithyroid antibodies were studied. Seven @entity1 had autonomous nodules. The cytopathological findings were of follicular pattern suggestive of @entity5 in one case where the histopathological examination confirmed a follicular @entity652 . In all other 6 autonomous cases, the smears were suggestive of @entity5651 and they had surgery due to compressive symptoms (n=4) or subclinical @entity1378 (n=2). The histopathological results confirmed @entity5651 in all except one who presented a follicular @entity652 . Four @entity1 had functioning thyroid nodules that suppressed their 1311 uptake after receiving T3. The cytopathological findings were considered malignant in one case surgically confirmed to be a @entity1377 . In all other 3 non-autonomous cases, the smears were suggestive of @entity5651 and they had surgery due to compressive symptoms (n=1), aesthetic reasons (n=11) or increase in nodule volume (n=1). The histopathological results confirmed @entity5651 . In conclusion, FNAB was an accurate predictor of thyroid pathology in @entity1374 without false-positive results in the present study.
