Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
How accurate is a fine needle biopsy?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Very Accurate: An article from baylor in 2000 looked at more than 6000 patients who underwent thyroid fna biopsy. Sensitivity and specificity values of thyroid fna were 93% and 96%. The current nci classification: 1) nondiagnostic fna samples, 2) benign lesions, 3) malignant lesions, 4 atypia/follicular lesion of undetermined significance, 5) suspicious for a follicular lesion. Most common result benign.
Answered 3/9/2013
5.3k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Is a fine needle or excisional biopsy better to diagnose lymphoma?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Fine needle aspiration biopsy. Do I need to repot as an operation or surgery?
9 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A member asked:
I was wondering if a core biopsy was done rather than a fine needle aspiration because it's solid?
7 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A member asked:
What is the meaning of a benign fine needle biopsy of the thyroid?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
How accurate is a needle biopsy into the neck lymph nodes for detecting cancer ?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
How accurate is fine needle biopsy for mole? Doctors did biopsy with Hematoxyline + Eosin on my raised 7cm mole that's enlarged w/ its color along with the skin around it changed recently. Lot's of bleeding but they sent me off with nothing spotted.
Is a lapriscopy biopsy usually more accurate than a needle biopsy?
Does a fine needle aspiration biopsy hurt much?
Whats invovled during a fine needle biopsy of the thyroid?
What does a breast fine needle biopsy feel like?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
