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ea0044p255 | Thyroid | SFEBES2016

Comparison of post-operative histology versus pre-operative cytology in thyroidectomy patients who had two pre-operative fine needle aspirates (FNA)

Gill Gurmit , Kalidindi Sushuma , Wilson Paul , Kalyansundaram Karthik , Varughese George , Varadhan Lakshminarayanan

Aim: Patients with thyroid nodules, usually undergo FNA, prior to considering surgery however the results may not be conclusive. Our aim is to compare the cytology results in patients who have had two FNA’s with post-operative histology.Methods: All patients who have had thyroidectomy and two pre-operative FNA’s over 7 years were identified. Post-operative histology and FNA cytology was collected from pathology records. Standard ‘Thy’...