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中华医学超声杂志(电子版) ›› 2023, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (02) : 219 -226. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.1672-6448.2023.02.011

浅表器官超声影像学

细针穿刺洗脱液甲状腺球蛋白诊断甲状腺乳头状癌颈部淋巴结转移的阈值及效能分析
崔亭亭1, 李俨育2, 王茜2, 傅晓凤3, 范公林4, 高力5, 谢磊5, 章德广5, 朱江3,()   
  1. 1. 310006 杭州,浙江大学医学院附属妇产科医院超声科;318000 浙江省台州市中医院超声科
    2. 317000 浙江省临海市第一人民医院超声科
    3. 310006 杭州,浙江大学医学院附属妇产科医院超声科
    4. 310016 杭州,浙江大学医学院附属邵逸夫医院超声科
    5. 310016 杭州,浙江大学医学院附属邵逸夫医院头颈外科
  • 收稿日期:2022-01-02 出版日期:2023-02-01
  • 通信作者: 朱江
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(81974470); 浙江省自然科学基金(LY18H180001,Z22H189860)

Thyroglobulin assessment in needle washout after fine needle aspiration for diagnosis of cervical lymph metastasis of thyroid papillary carcinoma: threshold and efficacy

Tingting Cui1, Yanyu Li2, Qian Wang2, Xiaofeng Fu3, Gonglin Fan4, Li Gao5, Lei Xie5, Deguang Zhang5, Jiang Zhu3,()   

  1. 1. Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Women's Hospital School of Medicine Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310006, China; Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Taizhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taizhou 318000, China
    2. Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, the First People's Hospital of Linhai City, Linhai 317000, China
    3. Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Women's Hospital School of Medicine Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310006, China
    4. Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, China
    5. Department of Head Neck Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, China
  • Received:2022-01-02 Published:2023-02-01
  • Corresponding author: Jiang Zhu
引用本文:

崔亭亭, 李俨育, 王茜, 傅晓凤, 范公林, 高力, 谢磊, 章德广, 朱江. 细针穿刺洗脱液甲状腺球蛋白诊断甲状腺乳头状癌颈部淋巴结转移的阈值及效能分析[J/OL]. 中华医学超声杂志(电子版), 2023, 20(02): 219-226.

Tingting Cui, Yanyu Li, Qian Wang, Xiaofeng Fu, Gonglin Fan, Li Gao, Lei Xie, Deguang Zhang, Jiang Zhu. Thyroglobulin assessment in needle washout after fine needle aspiration for diagnosis of cervical lymph metastasis of thyroid papillary carcinoma: threshold and efficacy[J/OL]. Chinese Journal of Medical Ultrasound (Electronic Edition), 2023, 20(02): 219-226.

目的

探讨甲状腺乳头状癌(PTC)术前细针穿刺洗脱液甲状腺球蛋白(FNA-Tg)诊断颈部淋巴结转移的阈值及效能。

方法

回顾性分析2016年7月至2018年1月于浙江大学附属邵逸夫医院头颈外科行甲状腺结节手术的410例患者共541个淋巴结的FNA-Tg结果。以术后淋巴结病理结果为“金标准”,绘制ROC曲线得出FNA-Tg对颈部淋巴结转移的最佳诊断阈值及效能分析;根据血清甲状腺球蛋白(sTg)将淋巴结分为低sTg组(sTg≤10 ng/ml)和高sTg组(sTg>10 ng/ml),绘制ROC曲线分析2组的FNA-Tg最佳诊断阈值;并对Tg比值法(FNA-Tg/sTg)和Tg差值法(FNA-Tg-sTg)的诊断阈值和效能进行分析。

结果

绘制FNA-Tg诊断淋巴结转移与非转移的ROC曲线,得出FNA-Tg的最佳诊断阈值为0.835 ng/ml,取最佳截断值时,其敏感度、特异度分别为88.5%、97.5%;ROC曲线下面积为0.944(95%CI:0.914~0.974)。FNA-Tg水平与sTg水平相关(r=0.350,P<0.001),根据sTg水平将淋巴结分为低sTg组296个和高sTg组245个,2组FNA-Tg的最佳诊断阈值分别为0.825 ng/ml(ROC曲线下面积为0.909;95%CI:0.838~0.981)、0.875 ng/ml(ROC曲线下面积为0.951;95%CI:0.918~0.984)。Tg比值法0.145为最佳诊断阈值(ROC曲线下面积为0.922;95%CI:0.889~0.955),其敏感度、特异度、阳性预测值、阴性预测值分别为82.7%、95.5%、85.3%、94.3%;Tg差值法>0(ROC曲线下面积为0.841,95%CI:0.802~0.879)为诊断阈值时的敏感度、特异度、阳性预测值、阴性预测值分别为74.8%、93.3%、79.4%、91.5%。

结论

FNA-Tg诊断术前PTC患者颈部淋巴结转移可采用不同的诊断阈值,当FNA-Tg为0.835 ng/ml,诊断性能较好;为避免sTg水平可能带来的影响,可综合考虑Tg比值法及Tg差值法。

Objective

To explore the threshold and efficacy of thyroglobulin assessment in the needle washout after fine needle aspiration (FNA-Tg) in the preoperative diagnosis of cervical lymph metastasis of thyroid papillary carcinoma (PTC).

Methods

A retrospective analysis was performed on the FNA-Tg results of a total of 541 lymph nodes in 410 patients who underwent thyroid node surgery at the Department of Head Neck Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine from July 2016 to January 2018. Taking the postoperative lymph node pathological results as the "gold standard", the ROC curve was plotted to obtain the optimal diagnostic threshold of FNA-Tg for cervical lymph node metastasis and evaluate its diagnostic efficacy. According to the level of serum thyroglobulin (sTg), the lymph nodes were divided into either a low sTg group (sTg ≤10 ng/ml) or a high sTg group (sTg >10 ng/ml), the ROC curve was plotted to analyze the diagnostic threshold of FNA-Tg in the two groups. The diagnostic threshold and efficacy of FNA-Tg/sTg ratio and FNA-Tg-sTg difference were then analyzed.

Results

The ROC curve of FNA-Tg for diagnosis of lymph node metastasis was plotted, and the optimal diagnostic threshold of FNA-Tg was determined to be 0.835 ng/ml. Using this threshold as the cut-off point, the sensitivity and specificity were 88.5% and 97.5%, respectively, and the area under the ROC curve (AUC) was 0.944 (95%CI: 0.914~0.974). The level of FNA-Tg was correlated with the level of sTg (r=0.350, P<0.001). Then, the lymph nodes were divided into either a low sTg group (n = 296) or a high sTg group (n = 245) according to the level of sTg, and the optimal diagnostic threshold for the two groups was determined to be 0.825 ng/ml (AUC = 0.909, 95%CI: 0.838~0.981) and 0.875 ng/ml (AUC = 0.951, 95%CI: 0.918~0.984), respectively. The optimal diagnostic cut-off of FNA-Tg/sTg ratio was determined to be 0.145; using this cut-off, the AUC of FNA-Tg/sTg ratio was 0.922 (95%CI: 0.889~0.955), and the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 82.7%, 95.5%, 85.3%, and 94.3%, respectively. The optimal diagnostic cut-off of FNA-Tg-sTg difference was determined to be >0; using this cut-off, the AUC of FNA-Tg-sTg difference was 0.841 (95%CI: 0.802~0.879), and the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 74.8%, 93.3%, 79.4%, and 91.5%, respectively.

Conclusion

FNA-Tg can be used for the preoperative diagnosis of cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma. When 0.835 ng/ml is used as the cut-off value of FNA-Tg, the diagnostic performance is better. To avoid the possible impact of sTg level, FNA-Tg/sTg ratio and FNA-Tg-sTg difference could be used in combination.

图1 可疑恶性淋巴结的超声特征。图a示微钙化;图b示囊性变;图c示高回声团;图d示周边型丰富血流信号;图e示大小形态异常;图f示正常淋巴结
表1 非转移组淋巴结与转移组淋巴结基线特征比较
图2 细针穿刺洗脱液甲状腺球蛋白(FNA-Tg)术前诊断甲状腺乳头状癌淋巴结转移的ROC曲线
图3 低sTg组与高sTg组FNA-Tg诊断淋巴结转移与非转移的ROC曲线注:AUC为曲线下面积
图4 Tg比值法与Tg差值法诊断淋巴结转移与非转移的ROC曲线注:AUC为曲线下面积
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