Fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid lesions and classification as per the bethesda system
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Aims The objective of this study was to analyse the thyroid cytology smears by The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology TBSRTC to determine the distribution of diagnostic categories and subcategories to analyse cytological feature and to correlate cytopathology with histopathology wherever surgery was doneMaterials and Methods This is a prospective study was undertaken in the Department of Pathology Sharda hospital Greater Noida for a period of one year and 6 months starting from January 2016 to June 2017Observation and Results The distribution of various categories from 100 evaluated thyroid nodules were as follows TBSRTC 3 nondiagnostic 92 benign 0 AUSFLUS 1 Follicular neoplasm 0 suspicious for malignancy and 4 malignant Medullary carcinoma thyroid was misdiagnosed as adenomatoid nodule and thus not included in malignant category category6 but included in benign category adenomatoid noduleConclusions TBSRTC is an excellent reporting system for thyroid FNA It also provides clear management guidelines to clinicians to go for follow up FNA or surgery and also the extent of surgeryKeywords TBSRTC The Bethesda system of reporting thyroid cytopathology FNAC
Authors and Affiliations
Radhika Puri, Roopak Aggawal, Priyanka Chadda, Satish Sharma, Jyoti Mishra
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