Fisher criteria vs. thyroid aspiration citology in the diagnosis of hashimoto's thyroiditis
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https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.3439Keywords:
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Thyroid Aspiration Biopsy, Fisher's CriteriaAbstract
One hundred and forty one patients with diffuse goiter were studied In order to evaluate four of Fisher's criteria for the diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis and to compare them with the result of thyroid aspiration biopsy. The following criteria were Included in the analysis: a) physical characteristics of the gland; b) appearance of the radioisotope scan; c) plasma TSH concentration; d) serum tilters of antithyroid antibodies. It was found that neither criteria was satisfactory in terms of sensitivity or specificity when compared with the result of the aspiration cytology. Ac. cordingly, we favor the use of the latter provided that adequate material is obtained and that an expert reading is performed.
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