Abstract
Background: Thyroid gland disorders are amongst the most common endocrine and surgical problems encountered in clinical practice. In India the prevalence is about 8.5%.Thus the evaluation of patients with thyroid nodule requires detailed examination including imaging and cytological evaluation for proper decision making.
Methodology: The study population included 200 patients who presented with thyroid swelling and also those detected incidentally on routine examination who are then subjected to radiological imaging and FNAC after detailed clinical history and examination.
Results: Among the 200 patients examined majority of the study population had benign lesion followed by malignancy. All the diagnosis made by ultra sound was compared with FNAC reports.
Conclusion: Although there is some overlap in the ultrasonographic findings, FNAC can aid in the accurate diagnosis and management.
Keywords: Ultrasonography; Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ; Thyroid ; Benign ; Malignant.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Madhav Vadiraj Kulkarni
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging Sciences, Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai – 600006
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v11i3.29
