title: [Aspiration biopsy cytology of the thyroid gland: results and critical evaluation (author's transl)].
abstract: Thyroid aspiration biopsy is a valuable complementary method for the examination of an enlarged thyroid gland--especially of cold nodules. Undifferentiated tumours and papillary carcinomas can be recognized with great accuracy. The inability to achieve a precise distinction between atypical follicular adenoma and highly-differentiated follicular carcinoma leads to false-positive or false-negative findings--depending on the strategy of cytological evaluation used. The selective value of the method can be preserved only by accepting false-positive cytological findings; false-negative findings are rare. Aspiration biopsy and cytological examination of the thyroid gland, therefore, can make a valuable contribution towards obtaining a precise indication for the surgical treatment of cold nodules of the thyroid.
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000592:standards*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006042:Goiter / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Die Feinnadelaspirationszytologie der Schilddruüse. Ergebnisse und kritische Bewertung.