title: [Value of fine-needle aspiration and extemporaneous examination in thyroid surgery. A prospective study of 1235 fine-needle aspirations and extemporaneous examinations in 846 patients].
abstract: We report a prospective study conducted from 1993 through 1995 in 846 patients (mainly women) consulting for a thyroid nodule. There were 465 multinodular goiters and 373 single nodules. The clinical diagnosis was obvious in 8 patients who were excluded. Pre-operative fine-needle aspiration was performed in 1235 patients and per-operative extemporaneous examinations in 569. These two simple reliable examinations, with few significant complications in skillful hands, are complementary. Fine-needle aspiration gives reliable histology data for thyroid nodules and should always be included in the pre-operative workup. Extemporaneous pathology examination of the surgical specimen provides information for adapted surgery and avoids morbidity due to reoperation.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Viscérale, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire, Angers.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Becouarn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duquesne
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Saint-André
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bigorgne
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Arnaud
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ronceray
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D003949:Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy