Accuracy of FNAC in Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules
ConditionThyroid Nodule
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age10-80
SponsorAssiut University
About this trial
Detection of degree of accuracy of FNAC in diagnosis of thyroid nodules
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
thyroid disease
multinodular
single nodule
TIRAD 3 or more by US
Disqualifiers
patients with comorbidities.
patients unfit for surgery
patients who refused surgery.
Patient with no diagnostic FNAC.
Trial population
All patients presented to General Surgery Department with either solitary or multiple suspicious thyroid nodules during time of research.
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
observe results of FNAC
Other interventionobserve results of FNAC and compare it with results of histopathological examination to detect accuracy of FNAC in diagnosis of thyroid nodules.
Treatment groups
No treatment groups listed
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Incidence of true positive results of FNAC after thyroidectomy
Accuracy of FNAC in thyroid nodules compared to surgical specimen histopathological examination
Time frame
12 days2
Percentage of malignant thyroid nodules not observed by FNAC
Percentage of malignant thyroid nodules that FNAC fails to detect
Time frame
12 days3
Incidence of false negative results by FNAC
False negative that diagnosed by FNAC not malignant but proved malignancy after surgical excision
Time frame
12 days4
Percentage of total number of true results of FNAC to the total number of cases
Accuracy of FNAC
Time frame
12 daysLocations
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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