갑상선 결절에 대한 세침흡인 세포검사에서 비진단적 검체의 특징과 치료 전략

• 영문명: The Characteristics and Strategy of Treatment for Non-diagnostic Thyroid Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology
• 발행기관: 대한내분비외과학회
• 저자명: 김주연 정은정 정상호 주영태 정치영 이영준 홍순찬 최상경 하우송 박순태 Ju-Yeon Kim M.D. Eun-Jung Jung M.D. Sang-Ho Jeong M.D. Young-Tae Ju M.D. Chi-Young Jeong M.D. Young-Joon Lee M.D. Soon-Chan Hong M.D. Sang-Kyeong Choi M.D. Woo-Song Ha M.D. and Soon-Tae Park M.D.
• 간행물 정보: 『The Koreran journal of Endocrine Surgery』10권4호, 245~248쪽, 전체 4쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 면역학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2010.12.30

영문 초록

Purpose: The management of non-diagnostic fine needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules has been a dilemma. The purposes of this study were to analyze the characteristics and the results of follow up of non-diagnostic aspirates and to evaluate the management strategy. Methods: A retrospective review was conducted on the patients who underwent fine-needle aspiration of thyroid nodules that were found on a health examination. The patients' records were assessed for the demographics, the ultrasound findings and the pathologic findings. Results: The initial non-diagnostic rate was 35%. The nodule size (≤10 mm) and cystic nodule were related to a high rate of non-diagnostic results. The common causes of non-diagnostic results by pathologic description were reducedcellularity (59.3%) and blood (28.2%). Among the 62 initially non-diagnosed patients, 2 patients were confirmed to have malignancy and 32 patients (51.6%) were lost from follow-up. Reaspiration was performed in 18 patients and 6 patients still resulted non-diagnostic aspirates. Conclusion: Nodule size and cystic nodule were associated with a high rate of non-diagnostic results. Non-diagnostic results of thyroid nodules may be associated with a relatively high frequency of follow up loss, and non-diagnostic results may be associated with a probability of malignancy. So, non-diagnostic results should not be considered just benign, and clinicians should recommend a repeat exam for such patients. (Korean J Endocrine Surg 2010;10:245-248)

키워드

갑상선 결절, 세침흡인 세포 검사, 비 진단적,Thyroid nodules, Fine-needle aspiration cytology, Non-diagnotic