Objective. To understand the state of the art of Italian thyroid cytopathology practice, a survey was sent by the Italian Committee of cytopathology to the 846 registered emails of the Italian society of pathology and cytology (SIAPEC) members.Methods. A survey divided in 4 sections (geographic distribution, pre-analytics, diagnostic work up, molecular testing) was sent to SIAPEC members in April 2023. An additional set of questions regarding molecular analysis was sent to first round participants. Results. A total of 104/846 (12.2%) SIAPEC members replied to the survey. Non-pathologist physicians performed FNA in the majority of cases (78/104, 75%). The Italian Consensus for the Classification and Reporting of Thyroid Cytology (ICCRTC) system is adopted by most centers (94/104 90,38%), although in 32.6% it was used along with other classifications systems. Only 44/104 (42.2%) of the participants performed molecular tests on thyroid FNA, mostly upon requests from the caring physician (25/41, 61.1%). Conclusion. This survey offers a snapshot of the current Italian thyroid FNA practice. The volume of thyroid FNA performed is similar to the pre-Covid workload and the ICCRTC is the most frequently adopted classification system. Molecular tests are performed by a significant minority of participants, with different testing modalities and clinical-pathological indications.
Trends in Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology - Results from the Italian Cytopathology Committee National Practice Survey / Acanfora, Gennaro; Nacchio, Mariantonia; Baronchelli, Carla; Boscaino, Amedeo; Buriani, Carolina; Carico, Elisabetta; Cavazzana, Andrea; Cesinaro, Anna Maria; Claudio, Doglioni; Cozzolino, Immacolata; Crescenzi, Anna; Damiani, Stefania; De Giovanni, Chiara; De Rezende, Gisele; De Vincentiis, Ludovica; Fadda, Guido; Ferrara, Gerardo; Flavio, Pironi; Gazzano, Giacomo; Gencarelli, Annarita; Grillo, Francesca; Guidobaldi, Leo; Lai, Maria Letizia; Magro, Gaetano; Marangi, Grazia; Pagni, Fabio; Pennelli, Gianmaria; Piana, Simonetta; Pirrelli, Michele; Pizzolitto, Stefano; Renzulli, Giuseppina; Rossi, Esther Diana; Taccogna, Silvia; Uccella, Silvia; Ugolini, Clara; Vecchione, Andrea; Vigliar, Elena; Volante, Marco; Zappacosta, Roberta; Zito, Francesco Alfredo; Tallini, Giovanni; Troncone, Giancarlo; Bellevicine, Claudio. - In: PATHOLOGICA. - ISSN 1591-951X. - 117:4(2025), pp. 309-319. [10.32074/1591-951X-N1295]
Trends in Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology - Results from the Italian Cytopathology Committee National Practice Survey
Carico, Elisabetta;Cavazzana, Andrea;Cozzolino, Immacolata;Crescenzi, Anna;De Chiara, Giovanni;de Vincentiis, Ludovica;Gencarelli, Annarita;Marangi, Grazia;Vecchione, Andrea;
2025
Abstract
Objective. To understand the state of the art of Italian thyroid cytopathology practice, a survey was sent by the Italian Committee of cytopathology to the 846 registered emails of the Italian society of pathology and cytology (SIAPEC) members.Methods. A survey divided in 4 sections (geographic distribution, pre-analytics, diagnostic work up, molecular testing) was sent to SIAPEC members in April 2023. An additional set of questions regarding molecular analysis was sent to first round participants. Results. A total of 104/846 (12.2%) SIAPEC members replied to the survey. Non-pathologist physicians performed FNA in the majority of cases (78/104, 75%). The Italian Consensus for the Classification and Reporting of Thyroid Cytology (ICCRTC) system is adopted by most centers (94/104 90,38%), although in 32.6% it was used along with other classifications systems. Only 44/104 (42.2%) of the participants performed molecular tests on thyroid FNA, mostly upon requests from the caring physician (25/41, 61.1%). Conclusion. This survey offers a snapshot of the current Italian thyroid FNA practice. The volume of thyroid FNA performed is similar to the pre-Covid workload and the ICCRTC is the most frequently adopted classification system. Molecular tests are performed by a significant minority of participants, with different testing modalities and clinical-pathological indications.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
