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DIAGNOSTIC WORK-UP
FNAC can achieve high specificity and diagnostic accuracy (89% and
85%)
There are
significant variations
in the performance of FNAC within
different practice settings
It is associated with
high levels of inadequate diagnoses and missed
malignancies especially outside specialist centers
Sensitivity for detecting malignancy has been reported
between 70%
and 80%
and non-diagnostic rates average at 14%-56%
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