Cytomorphological spectrum of thyroid lesions in a tertiary care hospital.

Dr Geetanjali Gogoi; Basanta Sonowal; Dr Shemim Rahman

Volume : V, Issue : IV, April - 2016

Cytomorphological spectrum of thyroid lesions in a tertiary care hospital.

Dr Geetanjali Gogoi, Basanta Sonowal, Dr Shemim Rahman

Abstract :

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is the gold standard among diagnostic tests for evaluation of thyroid lesions and prevents unwarranted surgeries. A retrospective study of 116 cases with thyroid swellings was conducted from January, 2013 to December, 2015 in the pathology department of Jorhat Medical College and hospital, Jorhat, Assam to determine the cytomorphology of the thyroid lesions and to correlate the cytological and histological diagnosis wherever possible. FNA analysis showed colloid goitre to be the commonest lesion (71.55%). Follicular neoplasm comprised 6.03% of thyroid lesions whereas 3.45% was diagnosed cytomorphologically as papillary carcinoma. Histopathological correlation was done in the surgically treated cases. FNAC is easy to perform, cost effective and minimally invasive with few complications. It has high sensitivity in diagnosis of thyroid malignancy and also has high diagnostic accuracy in the evaluation of thyroid disorders