Repeat biopsy was underutilized in FLUS/AUS cases. Repeat biopsy allows a significant proportion of FLUS/AUS patients without other indications for surgery to move to surveillance. In patients who have indications for thyroidectomy regardless of FLUS/AUS results,repeat biopsy does not appear necessary. Malignancy and thyroidectomy rates were similar among patients who did or did not have a repeat biopsy. Further data must be obtained to determine the long-term outcomes for surveillance of FLUS/AUS lesions in patients who do not undergo surgical removal.
In asymptomatic women less than 50 years, E40 correlated with benign, non-hyperplastic endometrium. However, post-menopausal women with E40 had a risk of EC. Perhaps endometrial cells should only be reported in post-menopausal women or women greater than or equal to 50 years of age.
Introduction: The Dutch Gynecological Oncology Audit (DGOA) was initiated in 2014 to serve as a nationwide audit, which registers the four most prevalent gynecological malignancies. This study presents the first results of clinical auditing for ovarian cancer in the Netherlands. Methods: The Dutch Gynecological Oncology Audit is facilitated by the Dutch Institute of Clinical Auditing (DICA) and run by a scientific committee. Items are collected through a web-based registration based on a set of predefined quality indicators. Results of quality indicators are shown, and benchmarked information is given back to the user. Data verification was done in 2016.Results: Between January 01, 2014 and December 31, 2018, 6535 patients with ovarian cancer were registered. The case ascertainment was 98.3% in 2016. The number of patients with ovarian cancer who start therapy within 28 days decreased over time from 68.7% in 2014 to 62.7% in 2018 (p < 0.001). The percentage of patients with primary cytoreductive surgery decreased over time (57.8%e39.7%, P < 0.001). However, patients with complete primary cytoreductive surgery improved over time (53.5%e69.1%, P < 0.001). Other quality indicators did not significantly change over time.
Conclusion:The Dutch Gynecological Oncology Audit provides valuable data on the quality of care on patients with ovarian cancer in the Netherlands. Data show variation between hospitals with regard to pre-determined quality indicators. Results of 'best practices' will be shared with all participants of the clinical audit with the aim of improving quality of care nationwide.
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