Determining the incidence of malignancy in Solitary Thyroid Nodule in the patients attending OPD of a Tertiary Care Centre, Odisha

Subhabrata Das; Sanjit Kumar Nayak; Satish Kumar Patra; Bimal Kumar Sahoo

Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

Determining the incidence of malignancy in Solitary Thyroid Nodule in the patients attending OPD of a Tertiary Care Centre, Odisha

Subhabrata Das, Sanjit Kumar Nayak, Satish Kumar Patra, Bimal Kumar Sahoo

Abstract :

Background: Solitary thyroid nodule is a common presentation showing a rising trend for malignant transformation. Surgical removal of such nodules is imperative. Aim: To determine the incidence of malignancy in solitary nodule thyroid and its distribution in both sexes. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among the patients attending outpatient department of MKCG Medical College, Berhampur between October 2017–2018. Total 96 patients were included in the study. Data collection by meticulous history taking and clinical examination was followed by USG and FNAC of the thyroid swelling. Results:Most of them were between 30 – 50 years age group with females preponderance. The incidence of malignancy was 21.9% with a statistical significance between both sexes. Conclusion: Solitary nodule of thyroid is more common in 3rd to 5th decades. They were more common in females. A remarkable proportion of solitary thyroid nodule was malignant