To investigate the application value of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) combined with BRAF mutation detection in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules.
Methods:
A total of 87 patients who were diagnosed as suspicious malignant thyroid nodules by ultrasonic examination from June 2014 to June 2015 were selected. All the patients underwent FNAC and BRAF mutat
ion detection by fluorescence polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Results:
Among 64 malignant cases
48 cases were positive and 16 cases were negative for FNAC
and 40 cases had BRAF
V600E
mutation. Among 23 benign cases
5 cases were positive and 18 cases were negative for FNAC
and no case had BRAF
V600E
mutation. Compared with the postoperative pathological results
the sensitivity was 75.0%
the specificity was 78.3%
and the accuracy was 75.9% for FNAC. The sensitivity of BRAF mutation detection was 62.5%
the specificity was 100.0%
and the accuracy was 72.4%. The sensitivity was 89.1%
the specificity was 78.3%
and the accuracy was 86.2% for FNAC combined with BRAF
V600E
mutation detection.
Conclusion:
FNAC combined with BRAF
V600E
mutation detection can improve the sensitivity of diagnosis of malignant thyroid nodules.
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ZHANG Lijuan
WANG Hong
GUO Shan
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LI Siqi
YANG Bin
ZHOU Yajun
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