Subclassification of follicular neoplasms recommended by the Japan thyroid association reporting system of thyroid cytology.
Background. The Japan Thyroid Association recently published guidelines for clinical practice for the management of thyroid nodules, which include a diagnostic system for reporting thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology. It is characterized by the subclassification of follicular neoplasms, which is different from other internationally accepted reporting systems. Materials and Methods. This study examined observer variability in the subclassification of follicular neoplasms among 4 reviewers using Papanicolaou-stained smear samples from 20 surgically treated patients with indeterminate cytology. Results. The favor malignant subcategory had high predictive value of malignancy (risk of malignancy: 60-75%) and good agreement among the 4 reviewers (κ = 0.7714). Conclusion. These results clearly confirmed that the risk stratification of follicular neoplasms, which was adapted from cytology practice of high-volume thyroid centers in Japan, can provide clinically helpful information to estimate the risk of malignancy and to triage patients for surgery.
Department of Pathology, Nara Hospital, Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, Otoda-cho 1248-1, Ikoma, Nara 630-0293, Japan.
Kennichi
K
Kakudo
Division of Diagnostic Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Kaori
K
Kameyama
Department of Pathology, Kuma Hospital, Kobe 650-0011, Japan.
Mitsuyoshi
M
Hirokawa
Department of Human Pathology, Yamanashi University School of Medicine, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan.
Ryohei
R
Katoh
Department of Internal Medicine, Kuma Hospital, Kobe 650-0011, Japan.
Hirotoshi
H
Nakamura