Observation on the result of treament of thyroid nucleus tumor by infection of ethanol in to the tumor through skin

From 1998 to 2002, 117 patients (99 females, 18 males, aged 17-69) with thyroid nucleus tumors at Hospital 7 in Hai Duong and Hospital Buu Dien I in Hanoi was given percutaneous injected ethanol. Among 82/117 patients (70.1%) good results and 29/117 (24.8%) moderate results achieved. With mononucleus tumor 67 patients had got good results, 15 with moderate results and 2 without results. With polynucleus tumor, 15 patients had got good results, 14 moderate results and 4 without result. The treatment was safe complications were not severe and easy to manage

To evaluate the role of ultrasound and fine needle aspiration puncture of cell in the diagnosis of thyroid nucleus goiter

In the year period of 1998-2002, in the Hospital N07 in Hai Duong province and the Hospital Buu Dien in HaNoi. 117 patients (99 females and 18 males, aged 17-69) who were clinically diagnosed as thyroid nucleous, goiter were undergone a fine needle puncture biopsy. Results showed a consistency between clinical diagnosis and ultrasound in 92.9% of solid form, 93.1% liquid form and in mixt form, the consistency rate was lower 55.5%. Between clinical diagnosis and ultrasound, there was a consistency in the determination of 76% of the number of goiters, and the consistency rate was higher between these 2 diagnostic methods, 81/85 in solid form and 25/27 in liquid form, while in mixt form the technique of fine needle aspiration puncture notified more cases than ultrasound 11 versus 5