Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018
A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SERUM TSH CONCENTRATION AND THYROID CANCER
Dr. P. Muthalaisamy, Dr. N. Naveethalakshmi, Dr. K. Rajachidambaram, Dr. P. Karthick
Abstract :
More recently a few studies have suggested that higher concentration of TSH, even within the normal range are associated with subsequent diagnosis of thyroid cancer in patients with thyroid nodules and even higher serum TSH levels have been found associated with advanced stages of thyroid cancer.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
l To evaluate the utility of serum TSH estimation as a biochemical predictor of malignancy in suspicious thyroid nodules.
MATERIALAND METHODS:
PLACE: Chennai Medical College and Hospital Research centre, Trichy
DURATION: November 2015 to June2017 which included a 6 month follow up.
NO.OF PATIENTS:50 patients with thyroid swellings suspicious of malignancy
TYPE OF STUDY:descriptive analysis of clinical presentation and a correlation of TSH level and final histopathology were done.
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OBSERVATION AND RESULTS:
.Mean preoperative TSH value in malignancy was higher compared to those with benign disease. Incidence of malignancy increased with higher TSH values.
CONCLUSION:
There is a definite relationship between higher TSH levels and malignancy. TSH levels could be used as predictor in clinically suspect malignant thyroid swelling with a benign FNAC report. In such cases where TSH value is high, the FNAC can be repeated to confirm the diagnosis.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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DR.P.MUTHALAISAMY, DR.N.NAVEETHALAKSHMI, DR.K.RAJACHIDAMBARAM, DR.P.KARTHICK, A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SERUM TSH CONCENTRATION AND THYROID CANCER, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-1 | January-2018
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DR.P.MUTHALAISAMY, DR.N.NAVEETHALAKSHMI, DR.K.RAJACHIDAMBARAM, DR.P.KARTHICK, A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SERUM TSH CONCENTRATION AND THYROID CANCER, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-1 | January-2018
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