| Literature DB >> 35013772 |
Abstract
In the evaluation of thyroid nodules, cytopathology of thyroid fine-needle aspiration specimens plays a central role. Established classification schemes should be used. In the case of indeterminate cytology, additional molecular tests may be used. However, the stratification of indeterminate thyroid nodules into malignant and benign lesions based on molecular tests alone, apart from costly commercial assays from US vendors, has so far been clearly limited. Molecular testing of single genetic alterations that can confirm malignancy in papillary, poorly differentiated, and anaplastic thyroid carcinomas is helpful and relatively easy to perform. However, negative test results by no means exclude malignant neoplasia. Predictive markers for single entities (BRAF V600E, RET mutations and RET fusions) should be tested in all advanced thyroid carcinomas.Entities:
Keywords: Fine-needle biopsy; Genetic alteration; Predictive markers; Thyroid carcinoma; Thyroid nodule
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35013772 PMCID: PMC8888395 DOI: 10.1007/s00292-021-01049-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pathologe ISSN: 0172-8113 Impact factor: 1.011
| I | Nicht diagnostisch oder unzulänglich |
| II | Benigne |
| III | Atypie unklarer Signifikanz oder follikuläre Läsion unklarer Signifikanz |
| IV | Follikuläre Neoplasie oder verdächtig auf follikuläre Neoplasie |
| V | Verdächtig auf Malignität |
| VI | Maligne |
| Diagnostische Kategorie [ | Häufigkeit (%) [ | ROM (%), TBSRTC [ | ROM (%), ohne MK [ | ROM (%), mit MK [ | PPV (%) [ | NPV (%) [ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIFTP = benigne | NIFTP = maligne | ||||||
| I | 6,7 | 5–10 | 5–10 | 13,6 | 19,3 | – | – |
| II | 32,4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 7,8 | 12,7 | 40,7 | 80,7 |
| III | 14,5 | 6–18 | 10–30 | 24,5 | 31,9 | 55,6 | 86,2 |
| IV | 21,6 | 10–40 | 25–40 | 26,7 | 31,4 | 63 | 81,3 |
| V | 7,7 | 45–60 | 50–75 | 73,7 | 77,8 | 90,4 | 77,7 |
| VI | 17,2 | 94–96 | 97–99 | 95,4 | 96 | 96 | 72,5 |
MK Mikrokarzinom, NIFTP nichtinvasive follikuläre Neoplasie mit dem papillären Schilddrüsenkarzinom äquivalenten Kernmerkmalen, NPV negativer prädiktiver Vorhersagewert, PPV positiver prädiktiver Vorhersagewert, ROM „risk of malignancy“ (Malignitätsrisiko)
