Comparison of the diagnostic performances of US-guided fine needle aspiration cytology and thyroglobulin measurement for lymph node metastases in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma: a meta-analysis.

Rong-Bin LiuDa-Lei ZhouBo-Heng XuXin-Hua YangQing LiuXiao ZhangTao TangZu-Lu YeYue Li

Published in: European radiology (2020)

• FNAC is more specific than FNA-Tg while FNA-Tg is more sensitive than FNAC. • The combination of FNAC and FNA-Tg could achieve a better diagnostic performance than either alone, no matter preoperatively or postoperatively. • The combination of FNAC and FNA-Tg/serum-Tg ratio could reach a higher Sp than the combination of FNAC and FNA-Tg.

Keyphrases

fine needle aspiration
ultrasound guided
lymph node
radiation therapy
early stage
high grade
rectal cancer