To Study the Frequency of Cystic and Solid Lesions among Solitary Thyroid Nodules Singh Dinesh Kumar1,*, Singh Anju2, Kharbanda Paras1 1Associate Professor, Pathology, Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences, Barabanki 2Professor, Forensic Medicine, Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences, Barabanki *Corresponding Author: Dr. Dinesh Kumar Singh Associate Professor, Pathology, Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences, Barabanki Email id- drdineshsingh7@gmail.com
Online published on 8 March, 2019. Abstract Background In practical and numerical terms, the solitary nodule is the most important target of thyroid FNAC. Since FNAC can provide an unequivocal benign diagnosis in 60% of patients with benign nodules, its potential to reduce the number of unnecessary operations is significant. Of all the thyroid glands that on surgical resection prove to contain solitary nodules, 70–80% are benign adenomas and about 10–30% is malignant growth. Over the past two decades, fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) has become an essential step in the evaluation of thyroid nodules, due to its superior diagnostic reliability and cost effectiveness. Aims & Objectives The present study aims to explore the frequency of cystic and solid lesions among solitary thyroid nodules (excluding multiple nodular lesion). Material & Method 140 patients of more than or equal to 15 years of age presenting with solitary thyroid nodule were the subjects of the current study. Subjects were referred for fine needle aspiration by the treating clinicians. Observations Male: Female ratio was (18/122) 1: 6.8 and age of the patients ranged from 15 years to 62 years. Maximum number of cases was in 3rd and 4th decades. 4 patients were in 7th decade. Cytodiagnostic break up of all 122 cases included colloid goitre 31 cases (25.5%), hyperplastic nodule 3 cases (2.5%), lymphocytic thyroiditis 2 cases (1.6%), Hashimoto's thyroiditis 7 cases (5.7%) and subacute thyroiditis 5 cases (4.0%), from non-neoplastic category. Conclusion It was concluded that FNAC of thyroid is a safe, simple, cost-effective, reliable and accurate investigation for cases of solitary thyroid nodule. Top Keywords FNAC, Solitary Thyroid nodules, cystic, Solid, Histological Correlation. Top |