Comparison of the Diagnostic Value of Fine Needle Aspiration and Frozen Section in Patients with Thyroid Nodule Surgery Referring to Babol University of Medical Sciences Hospitals between 2011 and 2019

Background and Aim: Thyroid nodules are among common clinical problems and fine needle aspiration (FNA) sampling is the most important method to diagnose its pathological nature. The frozen section (FS) is also very important in making treatment decisions. The present study was conducted to compare...

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Main Authors: Novin Nikbakhsh, Amir Morteza Rezazadeh, Ali Bijani, Sekineh Kamali Ahangar, Mohammad Rnaee
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Published: Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences 2025-01-01
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author Novin Nikbakhsh
Amir Morteza Rezazadeh
Ali Bijani
Sekineh Kamali Ahangar
Mohammad Rnaee
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Amir Morteza Rezazadeh
Ali Bijani
Sekineh Kamali Ahangar
Mohammad Rnaee
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description Background and Aim: Thyroid nodules are among common clinical problems and fine needle aspiration (FNA) sampling is the most important method to diagnose its pathological nature. The frozen section (FS) is also very important in making treatment decisions. The present study was conducted to compare the diagnostic value of these two methods based on pathology findings in the patients with thyroid nodules. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study included patients with thyroid nodule surgery between 2011 and 2019 in Babol City. Information was collected by file reading method. Data analysis was done using SPSS-26 software and a comparative survey of the diagnostic value of pathology methods, FNA biopsy, and FS examination, was performed by calculating the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive value (p<0.05). Results: The majority of patients in this study were female (68.66%) and the patients did not have any family history (70.44%). In the final pathology findings, the rates of benign and malignant lesions were; 54.88% and 45.11%, and in FNA and FS, they were 67% and 88.57%, respectively. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values in FNA were; 0.9582, 0.9896, 0.9950, and 0.9697, respectively. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value in FS were 100%. The two mentioned methods were consistent in 58.8% of the cases in the diagnosis of malignant or benign thyroid nodules (p<0.001). Conclusions: FNA is a reliable method for detecting malignancy in thyroid nodules due to its high sensitivity and specificity. On the other hand, the FS is considered a precise method due to its high correlation with pathology.
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spelling doaj-art-fa7e791a2b3643d7b514f1a6daf7c13d2025-08-20T01:51:02ZfasKurdistan University of Medical Sciencesمجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کردستان1560-652X2345-40402025-01-012966476Comparison of the Diagnostic Value of Fine Needle Aspiration and Frozen Section in Patients with Thyroid Nodule Surgery Referring to Babol University of Medical Sciences Hospitals between 2011 and 2019Novin Nikbakhsh0Amir Morteza Rezazadeh1Ali Bijani2Sekineh Kamali Ahangar3Mohammad Rnaee4 Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran Student of General Medicine, Student Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran . Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran Midwifery Expert, Clinical Research Development Center, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran Associate Professor of Pathology, Clinical Research Development Unit of Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran Background and Aim: Thyroid nodules are among common clinical problems and fine needle aspiration (FNA) sampling is the most important method to diagnose its pathological nature. The frozen section (FS) is also very important in making treatment decisions. The present study was conducted to compare the diagnostic value of these two methods based on pathology findings in the patients with thyroid nodules. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study included patients with thyroid nodule surgery between 2011 and 2019 in Babol City. Information was collected by file reading method. Data analysis was done using SPSS-26 software and a comparative survey of the diagnostic value of pathology methods, FNA biopsy, and FS examination, was performed by calculating the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive value (p<0.05). Results: The majority of patients in this study were female (68.66%) and the patients did not have any family history (70.44%). In the final pathology findings, the rates of benign and malignant lesions were; 54.88% and 45.11%, and in FNA and FS, they were 67% and 88.57%, respectively. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values in FNA were; 0.9582, 0.9896, 0.9950, and 0.9697, respectively. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value in FS were 100%. The two mentioned methods were consistent in 58.8% of the cases in the diagnosis of malignant or benign thyroid nodules (p<0.001). Conclusions: FNA is a reliable method for detecting malignancy in thyroid nodules due to its high sensitivity and specificity. On the other hand, the FS is considered a precise method due to its high correlation with pathology.http://sjku.muk.ac.ir/article-1-7505-en.pdfdiagnostic valuefine needle aspirationfrozen sectionthyroid nodule
spellingShingle Novin Nikbakhsh
Amir Morteza Rezazadeh
Ali Bijani
Sekineh Kamali Ahangar
Mohammad Rnaee
Comparison of the Diagnostic Value of Fine Needle Aspiration and Frozen Section in Patients with Thyroid Nodule Surgery Referring to Babol University of Medical Sciences Hospitals between 2011 and 2019
مجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کردستان
diagnostic value
fine needle aspiration
frozen section
thyroid nodule
title Comparison of the Diagnostic Value of Fine Needle Aspiration and Frozen Section in Patients with Thyroid Nodule Surgery Referring to Babol University of Medical Sciences Hospitals between 2011 and 2019
title_full Comparison of the Diagnostic Value of Fine Needle Aspiration and Frozen Section in Patients with Thyroid Nodule Surgery Referring to Babol University of Medical Sciences Hospitals between 2011 and 2019
title_fullStr Comparison of the Diagnostic Value of Fine Needle Aspiration and Frozen Section in Patients with Thyroid Nodule Surgery Referring to Babol University of Medical Sciences Hospitals between 2011 and 2019
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of the Diagnostic Value of Fine Needle Aspiration and Frozen Section in Patients with Thyroid Nodule Surgery Referring to Babol University of Medical Sciences Hospitals between 2011 and 2019
title_short Comparison of the Diagnostic Value of Fine Needle Aspiration and Frozen Section in Patients with Thyroid Nodule Surgery Referring to Babol University of Medical Sciences Hospitals between 2011 and 2019
title_sort comparison of the diagnostic value of fine needle aspiration and frozen section in patients with thyroid nodule surgery referring to babol university of medical sciences hospitals between 2011 and 2019
topic diagnostic value
fine needle aspiration
frozen section
thyroid nodule
url http://sjku.muk.ac.ir/article-1-7505-en.pdf
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