CYTOMORPHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF VARIOUS THYROID LESIONS WITH RADIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL GUIDANCE AS REQUIRED
*Shirin Dasgupta
ABSTRACT
Background: FNAC is an essential and economic tool in distinguishing between the various benign and malignant thyroid lesions. Biochemical assay and radiology (especially USG) also aid in this objective. Materials and Methods: Sixty patients with clinically apparent thyroid nodules were included in the study. They were subjected initially to USG thyroid, then aspiration from the thyroid nodule was done and thyroid function tests (T3, T4, TSH) was carried out. Results: Sixty patients were evaluated in the study; 45 females and 15 males. The most common age group was 31 to 40 years. Non neoplastic lesions constituted 85% of the study; the most common lesion being colloid nodule. Among the 8 neoplastic cases papillary carcinoma of thyroid comprised of the majority (50%). Most of the cases of colloid nodule and all but one cases of the neoplastic lesions were euthyroid on biochemical assay. Conclusion: FNAC is a very useful method in diagnosing the nodular lesions of thyroid; also differentiating the benign from the malignant lesions.
Keywords: FNAC, USG, thyroid nodule, biochemical assay, cytomorphological correlation.
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