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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Lin, Diana M
• Tracht, Jessica
• Rosenblum, Frida
• Kouba, Erik
• Bahl, Deepti
• Patel, Anish
• Eltoum, Isam-Eldin

Titel

Rapid On-Site Evaluation With Telecytology Significantly Reduced Unsatisfactory Rates of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration|: A Case-Control Study

Ist Teil von

• American journal of clinical pathology, 2020-03, Vol.153 (3), p.342-345

Ort / Verlag

Chicago: Oxford University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

Oxford Journals 2020 Medicine

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objectives: We evaluated telecytology rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) for thyroid ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first case-control clinical trial of thyroid telecytology. Methods: We introduced on-site ROSE in our institution's thyroid clinic for 6 months, followed by telecytology for 12 months. Our institution's ultrasound clinic, where ROSE is not provided, was used as a control group for each period. Results: Both groups had similar initial unsatisfactory rates (thyroid clinic: 8.8%; ultrasound clinic: 8.0%) before the study began. The thyroid clinic's unsatisfactory rate was significantly reduced to 1.6% after on-site ROSE (P = .001) and to 3.8% after telecytology ROSE (P = .010), with no significant difference between on-site and telecytology ROSE periods (P > .05). The ultrasound clinic's unsatisfactory rate was unchanged for both periods. Concordance between telecytology ROSE and final adequacy was 97% ([kappa] = 0.699). Conclusions: Telecytology ROSE reduces unsatisfactory rates for ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration without compromising patient care. Key Words: Telecytology; Thyroid; Adequacy; Rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE); Fine-needle aspiration