Volume : VI, Issue : IV, April - 2017

A study on role of FNAC in the management of Thyroid nodules

Dr. Vinod Kumar, Dr. Binay Kumar, Dr. Manoj Kumar

Abstract :

 Introduction:   The term ‘thyroid nodule’ refers to distinct lesion within the thyroid gland that is palpably or radiologically distinct from thyroid parenchyma. In India the prevalence of a palpable thyroid nodule in the community is about 12.2%. .However, thyroid cancer is quite rare,  though this seems to be increasing over the years. It is well known that incidence of malignancy in solitary nodule is higher than multinodular. Therefore it is crucial to have a clear diagnostic approach to ensure patients presenting with solitary thyroid nodule are managed appropriately and are not over or undertreated.

Aims and Objectives: To find out the sensitivity and specificity of FNAC  in a solitary thyroid nodule to diagnose as benign and malignant and thereby its management.

Materials and Methods: This is a prospective comparative study of patients (n–

60) admitted for solitary thyroid nodule.

Results and Conclusion: Solitary thyroid nodule more common in female of age group of 31–40 years. Swelling in the front of lower neck was the commonest presentation. The incidence of malignancy in clinically diagnosed solitary nodule was 21% .On FNAC majority of the lesions were benign, with benign follicular adenoma being the largest group. Among suspicious lesions on FNAC,

50 % proved to be malignant, indicating the need for surgery. The entire malignant aspirates were malignant too in histopathology. FNAC is the diagnostic modality of choice for the initial workup of solitary thyroid nodule with sensitivity of 85.71% and specificity of 100%. 

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Dr. Vinod kumar, Dr. Binay Kumar, Dr. Manoj Kumar, A study on role of FNAC in the management of Thyroid nodules, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE-4 | APRIL‾2017

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