• 1. Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China;
  • 2. Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China;
JIANGYong, Email: brave.heart@163.com; ZHUJing-qiang, Email: zjq-wkys@163.com
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Objective  To report our experience in using The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology(TBSRTC), and to investigate the diagnostic value of the system based on the cytologic-histologic result. Methods  Pathological data of 2 257 thyroid nodules classified by TBSRTC which were obtained from the Department of Pathology of West China Hospital between Jan.2010 to Dec.2012 were collected and analyzed, to investigate the diagnostic evaluation indicators, such as the sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy of the system based on the cytologic-histologic result. Results  Of the 2 257 thyroid nodules, 442 (19.6%) were diagnosed as categoryⅠ, 1 184(52.4%) were diagnosed as categoryⅡ, 216(9.6%) were diagnosed as categoryⅢ, 38(1.7%) were diagnosed as categoryⅣ, 172(7.6%) were diagnosed as categoryⅤ, 205(9.1%) were diagnosed as categoryⅥ. Using TBSRTC categoryⅡas the boundary point of diagnosing benign and malignant diseases, the sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy were 93.7%(236/252), 86.6%(323/373), and 89.4%(559/625)respectively, while categoryⅢwas excluded from analysis. When including categoryⅢinto analysis, the sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy were 94.3%(267/283), 74.9%(323/431), and 82.6%(590/714)respectively. Conclusion  The validity of TBSRTC was high at our institution. TBSRTC has proven to be an accurate and reliable approach for the diagnosis of thyroid nodules.

Citation: SUNYing-he, LIUNian, JIANGYong, SUXue-ying, GONGRi-xiang, LIZhi-hui, WEITao, ZOUXiu-he, LIUFeng, ZHUJing-qiang. The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology: A Single-Center Experience of 2 257 Thyroid Nodules. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2014, 21(9): 1076-1080. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.20140260 Copy

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