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University of Patras

ΚΛΙΝΙΚΟΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΑΚΗ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΘΥΡΕΟΕΙΔΙΚΩΝ ΟΖΩΝ

Abstract

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THE AIM OF THE STUDY WAS TO EVALUATE CLINICAL AND LABORATORY VARIABLES ACCORDING TO THEIR SPECIFICITY AND SENSITIVITY IN CORRELATION TO THE BIOLOGIC BEHAVIOR OF THE THYROID ENLARGEMENT. WE ALSO CORRELATE THE VALUE OF F.N.A. TO THE HISTOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS AND SERUM LEVELS OF CEA OF THE PATIENTS. THE F.N.A. BIOPSY WAS SHOWED TO BE THE MOST ACCURATE PROCEDURE IN FINDING OUT THE MALIGNANT POTENTIAL OF THE THYROID MODULE. THE SENSITIVITY OF THE METHOD IS 87,5% AND THE SPECIFICITY IS 86,4%. CEA IS PARTICULARLY HIGH IN THYROID CARCINOMAS (M.V. 29,44 + 13.99) AND IS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT (P<0.0001) COMPARED TO FOLLICULAR ADENOMAS AND BENIGN THYROID DISEASES.

Degree

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University of Patras
Year dc:date
1988

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Σπηλιώτης, Ιωάννης

Subjects

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Rights

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gre

Identifiers

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Identifier
10.12681/eadd/0660
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:10442/0660

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2026-07-24
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citation

Σπηλιώτης, Ιωάννης. ΚΛΙΝΙΚΟΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΑΚΗ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΘΥΡΕΟΕΙΔΙΚΩΝ ΟΖΩΝ. University of Patras, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/0660