Düzcü, Selma ErdoğanKarabekiroğlu, Nur TunçAstarcı, Hesna MüzeyyenKayış, Seyit Ali2023-08-172023-08-172023Düzcü, S. E., Karabekiroğlu, N. T., Astarcı, H. M., & Kayış, S. A. (2023). Diagnostic Accuracy of Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology of Thyroid Nodules and Seven Years of Experience. Erciyes Medical Journal/Erciyes Tip Dergisi, 45(2).2149-22472149-2549http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/etd.2023.57267https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/11559Objective: Thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology is a dependable, effective method of detecting thyroid nodules. This study aims to assess the diagnostic distribution of thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology, compare it to postoperative histological tissue diagnoses, and explore its diagnostic compatibility with published data.Materials and Methods: This single-center retrospective descriptive study included 172 cases diagnosed histopathologically out of the 1675 thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology procedures performed in the Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University Fac- ulty of Medicine, Department of Medical Pathology, between 2014 and 2020. The study examined the correlation between cytological and histopathological diagnoses.Results: Of the 172 cases, 132 were female (76.74%), and 40 were male (23.26%). The participants ranged in age from 14 to 79, with a mean age of 49.23 +/- 11.83. Fine-needle aspiration cytology results were compared to tissue diagnoses. The method's sensitivity was 61.29%, its specificity was 96.00%, its negative predictive value was 80.00%, its positive predictive value was 90.48%, and its diagnostic efficiency was 82.72%.Conclusion: In our study, the sensitivity and specificity values of cytology were high. Fine-needle aspiration cytology had limited diagnostic contributions in diagnosing papillary microcarcinoma and follicular lesions. In addition to increasing cy-topathology experience to improve diagnostic compliance, we believe evaluating patients with clinical and radiological find-ings will better benefit patient treatment.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessThyroid NoduleFine-Needle Aspiration CytologyHistopathologySensitivitySpecificityLesionsArticle10.14744/etd.2023.572674521821891174199WOS:000992716400003Q3