BACKGROUND: Noninvasive encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma, a diagnosis implying malignancy as a variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), has recently been reclassified to noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP) on surgical pathology. Due to the effects of such a recategorization on rate of malignancy and clinical management algorithms, it is imperative that we explore whether presurgical fine-needle aspiration can differentiate NIFTP from PTC and follicular adenoma (FA). METHODS: Cytology slides from subjects with final surgical pathology resection diagnoses of NIFTP/encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma, classic PTC, and FA made between January 2013 and August 2016 were assessed. The Bethesda System diagnoses were tabulated and cytomorphologic features were analyzed for an association with surgical pathology diagnoses. RESULTS: A total of 56 NIFTP, 67 classic PTC, and 30 FA cases were included. The presurgical NIFTP diagnosis according to The Bethesda System was most often atypia of undetermined significance (37.5%) followed by suspicious for follicular neoplasm/follicular neoplasm (26.8%), suspicious for malignancy (17.9%), benign (10.7%), and positive for malignancy (7.1%). The most common NIFTP cytomorphologic features were nuclear enlargement (83.9%), nuclear crowding (82.1%), nuclear clearing (69.6%), and microfollicles (73.2%). All cytomorphologic features demonstrated statistically significant associations (P value range, <.001-.002) between NIFTP and PTC, whereas select cytomorphologic features demonstrated significant associations between NIFTP and FA. CONCLUSIONS: Several statistically significant associations appear to be present between cytomorphologic features and surgical diagnosis that may be used as clues to distinguish NIFTP, PTC, and FA on fine-needle aspiration. Although diagnostic confirmation of NIFTP must occur at the time of excision, similar to follicular neoplasms, the possibility of NIFTP may be raised preoperatively on cytology. Cancer Cytopathol 2017;125:378-88.
BACKGROUND: Noninvasive encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma, a diagnosis implying malignancy as a variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), has recently been reclassified to noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP) on surgical pathology. Due to the effects of such a recategorization on rate of malignancy and clinical management algorithms, it is imperative that we explore whether presurgical fine-needle aspiration can differentiate NIFTP from PTC and follicular adenoma (FA). METHODS: Cytology slides from subjects with final surgical pathology resection diagnoses of NIFTP/encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma, classic PTC, and FA made between January 2013 and August 2016 were assessed. The Bethesda System diagnoses were tabulated and cytomorphologic features were analyzed for an association with surgical pathology diagnoses. RESULTS: A total of 56 NIFTP, 67 classic PTC, and 30 FA cases were included. The presurgical NIFTP diagnosis according to The Bethesda System was most often atypia of undetermined significance (37.5%) followed by suspicious for follicular neoplasm/follicular neoplasm (26.8%), suspicious for malignancy (17.9%), benign (10.7%), and positive for malignancy (7.1%). The most common NIFTP cytomorphologic features were nuclear enlargement (83.9%), nuclear crowding (82.1%), nuclear clearing (69.6%), and microfollicles (73.2%). All cytomorphologic features demonstrated statistically significant associations (P value range, <.001-.002) between NIFTP and PTC, whereas select cytomorphologic features demonstrated significant associations between NIFTP and FA. CONCLUSIONS: Several statistically significant associations appear to be present between cytomorphologic features and surgical diagnosis that may be used as clues to distinguish NIFTP, PTC, and FA on fine-needle aspiration. Although diagnostic confirmation of NIFTP must occur at the time of excision, similar to follicular neoplasms, the possibility of NIFTP may be raised preoperatively on cytology. Cancer Cytopathol 2017;125:378-88.
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