[The results of cytologic diagnosis of thyroid diseases (20 years experience)]

The data on fine-needle aspiration biopsies and imprint smears for thyroid nodules and regional lymph nodes carried out in 1129 patients at the Institute Clinic (1976-1995) were reviewed. Histological examination was performed in 340 cases. The cytological procedure showed a diagnostic sensitivity of 92.3% and a specificity of 75.8%.