Digital Gene Expression Analysis on Cytology  Smears Can Rule Out Malignancy in Follicular-Patterned Thyroid Tumors

Patients with indeterminate thyroid nodules (Bethesda III and IV) are often treated with diagnostic lobectomy, which in most cases represents an overtreatment. A reliable rule-out molecular test could spare patients unnecessary surgery. Stained smears of 88 indeterminate thyroid nodules with histologic diagnosis of follicular-patterned tumors were selected: 34 follicular adenomas (FAs), 34 follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinomas (FVPTCs), and 20 noninvasive follicular neoplasms with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTPs).

Source: Journal of Molecular Diagnostics - November 17, 2019 Category: Pathology Authors: Elisabetta Macerola, Anello Marcello Poma, Agnese Proietti, Rossana Romani, Liborio Torregrossa, Clara Ugolini, Teresa Rago, Paolo Vitti, Fulvio Basolo Source Type: research