STUDY OF ROLE OF FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY IN DIAGNOSIS OF THYROID LESIONS

Dr Anil Vare; Dr Reena Vare; Dr Annju Thomas; Dr Irmeen Manzoor

Volume : V, Issue : I, January - 2016

STUDY OF ROLE OF FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY IN DIAGNOSIS OF THYROID LESIONS

Dr Anil Vare, Dr Reena Vare, Dr Annju Thomas, Dr Irmeen Manzoor

Abstract :

AIMS: 1. To study cytomorphological features of palpable thyroid lesions by FNAC. 2. To correlate FNAC with histopathological diagnosis of all surgically removed thyroid lesions 3. To evaluate sensitivity and specificity of FNAC of thyroid lesions. METHOD: This prospective study was carried out in the department of Pathology MGM Medical College and Hospital, Aurangabad, during the period of June 2011 to May 2013. The study comprises of 100 patients who presented with the swelling of thyroid which were referred from the Department of ENT of this institute. RESULT: FNAC is a simple, reliable and cost effective technique which can be used to diagnose thyroid pathologies quite accurately. Till today FNAC is the mainstay in selecting patients for thyroid surgeries.