The smears are fixed in 95% ethyl alcohol and stained ... Sensitivity, specificity, and overall accuracy of UG-FNAB were calculated. For the cyto-histological correlation inadequate specimens ...

Conclusion: UG-FNAB has a low rate of nondiagnostic smears and a high overall accuracy in CTNs. All CTNs should undergo UG-FNAB to select patients for surgery, since the malignancy rate is not ...