A prospective study on cytology of thyroid lesions, its correlation with histopathology and evaluate diagnostic accuracy of FNAC in thyroid pathologies
Journal Title: IP Journal of Diagnostic Pathology and Oncology - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Thyroid lesions are commonly seen in day to day clinical practice with an annual incidence rate of 47 A preliminary and effective diagnostic tool is required to provide early diagnosis FNAC is a handy technique and play an important role in early and differential diagnosis of benign and malignant lesionsAims The aim of this study was to find out the spectrum of thyroid lesions with respect to age and sex evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of FNAC in thyroid lesions by correlating the cytological finding with histopathologyMaterials and Methods A prospective study was done during the period from 2012 to 2017 FNAC of all cases admitted to ENT and surgery ward with thyroid nodule was performed irrespective of age and sex and all corresponding surgical specimens received in pathology department of thyroid lesions were collected Thyroid lesions were classified according to Bethesda system of reporting The statistical analysis was doneResults A total of 291 patients were evaluated in this study FNAC was done on all cases The thyroid lesions are more common in females 245 cases than males 46 cases Benign 240 cases lesions are common than malignant lesions 27 cases Benign lesions are more commonly seen in age group of 2130 years 3368 and malignant ones in age group of 4150 years 2887 Diagnostic accuracy in our study was 964Conclusion Thyroid lesions can be effectively categorized and reported by following the Bethesda system which minimizes the false positive cases In this study FNAC of thyroid lesions has a high accuracy in differentiating between benign and malignant lesionsKeywords Diagnostic accuracy FNAC Histopathology Sensitivity Specificity Bethesda
Authors and Affiliations
Swati Patel, Himanshu Soni, Swati Sharma, Manju R. Purohit
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