Benign cytology

What is a benign thyroid biopsy result?
Benign: Most thyroid nodule biopsies come back benign.
This suggest that the nodule is not cancerous.
Patients can almost always avoid surgery with a benign diagnosis unless the nodule is large and pushing on adjacent structures, or the nodule is growing..
What is a benign thyroid cytology?
A benign cytology is negative for malignancy, and includes cysts, colloid nodule, or Hashimoto thyroiditis.
Malignant (or suspicious for malignancy) cytology is usually positive for malignancy on histology, and includes primary thyroid tumors or, less frequently, nonthyroidal metastatic cancers..
What is benign follicular nodule?
Benign follicular adenomas.
The word follicular means the cells look like a group of small circles under a microscope.
If the follicular cells are contained within the nodule, the condition is called benign.
If the cells have invaded the surrounding tissue, the diagnosis is cancer..
Benign follicular adenomas.
The word follicular means the cells look like a group of small circles under a microscope.
If the follicular cells are contained within the nodule, the condition is called benign.
If the cells have invaded the surrounding tissue, the diagnosis is cancer.

May 24, 2013A thyroid nodule with benign cytology carries about 0–3% risk of malignancy, thus clinical follow up is recommended over repeat FNA [9]–[11].AbstractIntroductionMaterials and MethodsResults

Can cytology help treat thyroid nodules?

Thyroid nodules are common; thyroid cancer is rare.
Molecular testing complements cytology to help triage thyroid nodules into those that can be monitored and those that should be resected.
It has replaced diagnostic lobectomy as the next step in the management of indeterminate nodules and has saved 50% of patients from undergoing surgery.

What happens if a MT results in a benign cytology result?

Generally speaking, if a MT results in a “benign” diagnosis, the patient is followed similarly to a benign cytology result.
This follow up is typically with serial ultrasounds to ensure stability of the nodule.

What Is Intervention Cytology?

Intervention cytology is a branch of cytology in which your healthcare provider has to “intervene” with your body to get a sample of cells to test, meaning they have to pierce your skin in some way to get a sample of cells.
The most common type of intervention cytology is fine-needle aspiration (FNA).
A healthcare provider will inject a thin needle.

What is the risk of a benign cytologically benign nodule (FNA)?

A. 0 - 3% Most published studies reported that a benign FNA diagnosis is associated with a very low false negative rate, estimated to be in the range of 0 - 3%.
It should be noted that the precise risk of malignancy for cytologically benign nodules is difficult to assess because only a minority of these patients undergo surgery.

Why do patients with benign cytology need surgery?

Approximately 10 - 20% of patients with benign cytology require surgery due to clinical indications (large goiter, suspicious sonogram, rapid growth, coexistent nodule, etc.) and cosmetic reasons ( Diagn Cytopathol 2000;23:233 ) .

Benign cytology

What is a benign thyroid biopsy result?

What is a benign thyroid cytology?

What is benign follicular nodule?

Can cytology help treat thyroid nodules?

What happens if a MT results in a benign cytology result?

What Is Intervention Cytology?

What is the risk of a benign cytologically benign nodule (FNA)?

Why do patients with benign cytology need surgery?