title: [The role of fine needle biopsy in the cytologic diagnosis of thyroid nodules].
abstract: The study was conducted an 298 patients suffering from thyroid nodules who underwent FNAB and successively surgery. The results of FNAB, compared with histology showed a sensibility of the technique of 76.6%, a specificity of 100%, an efficiency of 97.3%, with a negative prognostic value of 97% and a positive one of 100%. The authors stress the role of FNAB in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules in permitting, apart from where follicular tumours are concerned, an efficient identification of malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Patologia Chirurgica II, Università degli Studi, Bari.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carrata
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lippolis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zingaro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Il ruolo della citologia per aspirazione con ago sottile nella diagnosi dei noduli tiroidei.