Journal of Thyroid Disorders & Therapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-7948
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2167-7948
+44 1300 500008
Nihed Abdessayed
Habib Thameur hospital,
8, Ali ben ayed street, Montfleury, Tunis, 1008
Tunisia
Research Article
The Value of Intra-Operative Frozen Section in Thyroid Neoplasm Management: Experience of One Center
Author(s): Raja Jouini, Nihed Abdessayed, Wafa Koubba-Mahjoub, Ehsen ben Brahim and Achraf Chadli DebbicheRaja Jouini, Nihed Abdessayed, Wafa Koubba-Mahjoub, Ehsen ben Brahim and Achraf Chadli Debbiche
Aim: To review our own experience with Frozen section (FS) in thyroid surgery and to assess its value in the management of patients with thyroid disease.
Methods: This retrospective study examined the results of 1110 frozen sections of thyroid specimens analyzed over the 10 year period from 2003 through 2012 and their correlations with the final histological examination. Deferred responses were not taken into account for statistical calculations.
Results: In our series, FS and final histopathological diagnosis agreed in 85.4% and disagreed in 5.5%. 9.1% of the cases were deferred. The global specificity and sensitivity of FS analysis for all histological subtypes were 99.3% and 64.7% respectively. Its sensitivity for papillary carcinoma was 61.7%, 83.3% for follicular carcinoma and 100% for anaplastic carcinoma. Di.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-7948.1000222