SIGNIFICANCE OF FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION PUNCTURE BIOPSY IN DIAGNOSIS OF NODULAR THYROID FORMATIONS
Aim. To assess the role of a fine-needle aspiration biopsy in diagnosis of nodular thyroid formations. Materials and methods. The results of cytological investigation of nodular thyroid formations were analyzed in 270 patients using Bethesda criteria (2010). Results. While comparing the data of preoperative cytological investigation and the results of postoperative histological study the efficiency of cytological method in diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid formations was assessed. Conclusion. It was established that in the group of patients with cytological certificates of “follicular tumor”, papillary or follicular thyroid cancer was diagnosed by means of subsequent histological studies in 70,6%.