CLINICO-PATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF THYROID LESIONS OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 31
Abstract
BACKGROUND Thyroid diseases are one of the common endocrine abnormalities, both in India and worldwide. Diseases of the thyroid are of great importance because they are most amenable to medical or surgical management. The objectives of this study are 1. to evaluate the age and sex distribution of various thyroid lesions 2. to assess its prevalence and 3. to compare its clinical presentation with histopathology. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study is a descriptive study conducted for a period of one year from Jan 2015 to December 2015, conducted in the Department of Surgery, King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam. Clinical details were recorded as per the proforma. Tissue for H and E sections were fixed in 10% formalin and subjected to routine paraffin embedded processing and stained with Haematoxylin and Eosin. RESULTS Out of total 72 cases of thyroid lesions, maximum number of lesions were seen in patients in the age group of 31 - 40 years (n= 21, 29.16%) with females being more commonly affected than males and with male-to-female ratio of 1:11. Most common clinical symptom was midline neck swelling. Out of 72 cases, 56 cases (77.78%) were diagnosed as non-neoplastic and remaining 16 cases (22.22%) as neoplastic. CONCLUSION Combined opinion on nature of thyroid lesion should be done based on history, clinical examination and ultrasonographic features. Histopathological diagnosis of thyroid lesions is important for early diagnosis and treatment of neoplastic lesions.
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Metta Raja Gopal, Konkena Janardhana Rao, Adusumalli Ramya Sai
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