Screw needle cytology of thyroid nodules is associated with a lower non-diagnostic rate compared to fine needle aspiration

Tamira K. Klooker; Anne Huibers; Klaas In 't Hof; Els J. M. Nieveen van Dijkum; Saffire S. Phoa; Susanne van Eeden; Peter H. Bisschop

doi:https://doi.org/10.1530/EJE-15-0337

Screw needle cytology of thyroid nodules is associated with a lower non-diagnostic rate compared to fine needle aspiration

Tamira K. Klooker, Anne Huibers, Klaas In 't Hof, Els J. M. Nieveen van Dijkum, Saffire S. Phoa, Susanne van Eeden, Peter H. Bisschop

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Abstract

Background: Fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology is the method of choice to exclude malignancy in thyroid nodules. A major limitation of thyroid FNA is the relatively high rate (13-17%) of non-diagnostic samples. The aim of this study is to determine the diagnostic yield of a screw needle compared to the conventional FNA. Methods: We retrospectively analysed thyroid nodule cytology of all patients that underwent thyroid nodule fine needle or screw needle aspiration between July 2007 and July 2012 in a single academic medical centre. Cytology results were categorized according to the Bethesda classification system. Results: In total, 644 punctures of thyroid nodules from 459 patients were available for analysis. The screw needle was used 531 times, and the conventional fine needle 113 times. The percentage of non-diagnostic cytology was significantly lower in the screw needle samples than in the fine needle samples (3% vs 17%, P <0.001). Conclusion: This study shows a significantly better diagnostic performance of the screw needle compared to the conventional fine needle in cytology of thyroid nodules

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	677-681
Journal	European journal of endocrinology / European Federation of Endocrine Societies
Volume	173
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1530/EJE-15-0337
Publication status	Published - 2015

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Klooker, T. K., Huibers, A., In 't Hof, K., Nieveen van Dijkum, E. J. M., Phoa, S. S., van Eeden, S., & Bisschop, P. H. (2015). Screw needle cytology of thyroid nodules is associated with a lower non-diagnostic rate compared to fine needle aspiration. European journal of endocrinology / European Federation of Endocrine Societies, 173(5), 677-681. https://doi.org/10.1530/EJE-15-0337

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Klooker, TK, Huibers, A, In 't Hof, K, Nieveen van Dijkum, EJM, Phoa, SS, van Eeden, S & Bisschop, PH 2015, 'Screw needle cytology of thyroid nodules is associated with a lower non-diagnostic rate compared to fine needle aspiration', European journal of endocrinology / European Federation of Endocrine Societies, vol. 173, no. 5, pp. 677-681. https://doi.org/10.1530/EJE-15-0337

Screw needle cytology of thyroid nodules is associated with a lower non-diagnostic rate compared to fine needle aspiration. / Klooker, Tamira K.; Huibers, Anne; In 't Hof, Klaas et al.
In: European journal of endocrinology / European Federation of Endocrine Societies, Vol. 173, No. 5, 2015, p. 677-681.

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