To investigate the ultrasonographic characteristics of thyroid nodules with false negative results of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC).
Methods:
A total of 310 patients with negative results who underwent FNAC from January 2017 to May 2019 were enrolled. 88 patients confirmed by pathology were included in this study. Ultrasound features included position
the maximum diameter
A/T
echo leve
l
margin
halo
posterior acoustic attenuation
internal cystic changes
calcification and blood supply. The above indicators were compared with pathology results. The patients were divided into two groups: false negative and true negative groups. Single factor analysis and logistic regression analysis were used to evaluate the correlation between false negative results of FNAC and ultrasonographic characteristics of thyroid nodules.
Results:
A total of 88 cases with the false negative proportion was including 24 cases of papillary thyroid carcinoma
1 case of follicular thyroid carcinoma. Single factor analysis showed that false-negative results were increased in the nodes with A/T>1
non-hypoechoic
irregular margin
internal cystic changes
calcification and increased blood supply
the difference between the two groups was statistically significant compared with the true negative group (
P
<0.05). However
the maximum diameter
position
halo and posterior acoustic attenuation were not associated with the false negative results (
P
>0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that A/T>1
calcification
and high blood supply were associated with the false negative results of FNAC.
Conclusion:
When thyroid nodules with sonographic characteristics such as aspect ratio>1
calcification and rich blood supply were prone to false-negative results during FNAC.
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Related Author
XIA Congyan
HAN Yudong
HUANG Yan
LU Xiaoli
GUO Peijie
XIN Hongbing
ZHANG Lijuan
WANG Hong
Related Institution
Department of Ultrasound, Jinling Clinical Medical College, Nanjing Medical University, General Hospital of the Eastern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
Department of Ultrasound, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Department of Ultrasound, Tangshan Gongren Hospital
North China University of Science and Technology
Department of Ultrasound, Tangshan Central Hospital