An Open, Retrospective Study Of Comparison Of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) And Histopathology Findings In 75 Cases Of Solitary Thyroid Nodule.

Background and objectives: Solitary thyroid nodule(STN} is a common clinical entity encountered in routine clinical practice.STN is defined as a single swelling involving either lobe of thyroid or isthmus of thyroid gland. Present study was undertaken to know distribution of lesion according to age and sex, and also to evaluate efficacy of FNAC in diagnosis of clinically obvious and palpable solitary thyroid nodule. Method: This study was done on 75cases operated in our hospital from May 2012 to May 2016. All patients included in the study were submitted to FNAC and ultrasonography. All patients were subjected to surgery and histopathology examination was obtained. Results: Out of 75 cases of thyroid lesions, 63 cases were benign (84%), 6 cases were malignant (8%) and 6 cases were suspicious(8%) on FNAC. On Histopathological examination, 60 cases were benign(80%) and 15 cases were malignant(20%). Conclusion: FNAC is a single best investigation for preoperative evaluation for STN to differentiate between benign and malignant nodules with 88% accuracy rate.[Doshi H NJIRM2016; 7(5):53-55]