Prognostic Significance of Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology Features in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Prognostic Significance of Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology Features in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between prognosis and fine
 needle aspiration cytology character of papillary thyroid cancer.
Papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common thyroid malignancy worldwide. The influence of
 clinicopathologic features on prognosis has been examined, but the relationship between
 cytologic features obtained by fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and prognosis has been minimally
 studied. We retrospectively studied the cytologic features with computerized morphometry in
 83 patients with usual-type papillary thyroid cancer and followed them for more than 10 years
 except for one with metastasis at diagnosis. The cytologic features of FNA and recurrence of
 cancer were examined statistically.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Papillary thyroid cancer diagnosed in NTUH from 1977 to 2000

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Patient without complete medical record