Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2015

FNAC AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CORRELATION OF THYROID LESIONS

Dr. Shemy

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<p>Thyroid enlargement is a common ailment through out the world. There is a known predominance among females with increased incidence with age. Though thyroid enlargement is largely benign t is always essential to rule out the possibility of malignant etiology. Though there are various modalities to screen for malignant nature like ultrasonography and nuclear imaging, FNAC is by far the most easily available and cost effective alternative. Hence we intend to assess the sensitivity and effectiveness of screening FNAC by comparison with postoperative histopathology reports. This study was conducted at Sree Balaji Medical college n Chennai, India between May 2009 to Jan 2012 and involved 80 patent referred from surgery OPD with suspected thyroid swelling. Result: After comparison of FNAC with respective HPE reports FNAC was found to be 88% sensitive, 100% specific and 98% accurate; with a positive predictive value of 100% and negative predictive value of 97%.</p>

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Dr. Shemy Fnac and Histopathological Correlation of Thyroid Lesions Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 4, Issue: 12 December 2015

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