title: [Fine needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of thyroid neoplasms].
abstract: The clinical value of fine needle aspiration biopsy cytology is discussed with reference to 4514 histologically verified cases. A good sensitivity and specificity, together with high accuracy, make this technique a method of choice in the preoperative diagnosis of thyroid disease.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Anatomia Patologica II, Busto Arsizio, Varese.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ravetto
mesh_terms: D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: La biopsia per aspirazione con ago sottile nella diagnosi delle neoplasie della tiroide.