Fine-needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodule(s) at a tertiary hospital in West Bengal, India: A 5-year experience
Introduction: Thyroid nodules are a common clinical finding which is important due to their malignant potential. Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is routinely used for first-line diagnosis of thyroid lesions and to differentiate benign from malignant nodules. Objective: The objective was to ev...
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| description | Introduction: Thyroid nodules are a common clinical finding which is important due to their malignant potential. Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is routinely used for first-line diagnosis of thyroid lesions and to differentiate benign from malignant nodules. Objective: The objective was to evaluate the advantage of FNAC as a simple procedure for the diagnosis of thyroid swelling. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study conducted at the department of pathology of a tertiary care hospital among 681 diagnosed patients of thyroid swelling who underwent FNAC. The results were interpreted according to the Bethesda nomenclature. Results: The most common age group affected was 20–29 years (29.22%), female patients were 90.46% and that of males were 09.54%, benign cases constituted 91.63%, follicular lesion of undetermined significance were 00.33%, follicular neoplasm were 02.93%, suspicious cases were 00.44%, malignant cases were 4.40%, and unsatisfactory were 00.33%). Among benign group, 45.03% of cases were of colloid goiter and 23.72% were of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. The malignant diagnoses yielded 83.33% of papillary carcinoma, 10% of medullary carcinoma, and 3.33% of anaplastic carcinoma. Conclusion: FNAC is a rapid and cost-effective screening test for accurate diagnosis of thyroid swellings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cbd540a978d248bea972b547b51c35392022-12-21T19:12:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsMedical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth2589-83022589-83102020-01-01131576210.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_127_19Fine-needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodule(s) at a tertiary hospital in West Bengal, India: A 5-year experienceKrishnendu DasMausumi BasuSusmita SarkarSita ChatterjeeIntroduction: Thyroid nodules are a common clinical finding which is important due to their malignant potential. Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is routinely used for first-line diagnosis of thyroid lesions and to differentiate benign from malignant nodules. Objective: The objective was to evaluate the advantage of FNAC as a simple procedure for the diagnosis of thyroid swelling. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study conducted at the department of pathology of a tertiary care hospital among 681 diagnosed patients of thyroid swelling who underwent FNAC. The results were interpreted according to the Bethesda nomenclature. Results: The most common age group affected was 20–29 years (29.22%), female patients were 90.46% and that of males were 09.54%, benign cases constituted 91.63%, follicular lesion of undetermined significance were 00.33%, follicular neoplasm were 02.93%, suspicious cases were 00.44%, malignant cases were 4.40%, and unsatisfactory were 00.33%). Among benign group, 45.03% of cases were of colloid goiter and 23.72% were of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. The malignant diagnoses yielded 83.33% of papillary carcinoma, 10% of medullary carcinoma, and 3.33% of anaplastic carcinoma. Conclusion: FNAC is a rapid and cost-effective screening test for accurate diagnosis of thyroid swellings.http://www.mjdrdypv.org/article.asp?issn=2589-8302;year=2020;volume=13;issue=1;spage=57;epage=62;aulast=Dasbethesda nomenclaturefine-needle aspiration cytologythyroid nodules |
| spellingShingle | Krishnendu Das Mausumi Basu Susmita Sarkar Sita Chatterjee Fine-needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodule(s) at a tertiary hospital in West Bengal, India: A 5-year experience Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth bethesda nomenclature fine-needle aspiration cytology thyroid nodules |
| title | Fine-needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodule(s) at a tertiary hospital in West Bengal, India: A 5-year experience |
| title_full | Fine-needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodule(s) at a tertiary hospital in West Bengal, India: A 5-year experience |
| title_fullStr | Fine-needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodule(s) at a tertiary hospital in West Bengal, India: A 5-year experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fine-needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodule(s) at a tertiary hospital in West Bengal, India: A 5-year experience |
| title_short | Fine-needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodule(s) at a tertiary hospital in West Bengal, India: A 5-year experience |
| title_sort | fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodule s at a tertiary hospital in west bengal india a 5 year experience |
| topic | bethesda nomenclature fine-needle aspiration cytology thyroid nodules |
| url | http://www.mjdrdypv.org/article.asp?issn=2589-8302;year=2020;volume=13;issue=1;spage=57;epage=62;aulast=Das |
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