A study of Galactin-3 on fine needle aspiration as a diagnostic marker differentiating benign from malignant thyroid neoplasm | Zendy

Aliya Muzafar | Zendy; Mulazim Hussain Bukhari | Zendy; Ihtesham Uddin Qureshi | Zendy

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A study of Galactin-3 on fine needle aspiration as a diagnostic marker differentiating benign from malignant thyroid neoplasm

Author(s) -

Aliya Muzafar,

Mulazim Hussain Bukhari,

Ihtesham Uddin Qureshi

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

pakistan journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1682-024X

pISSN - 1681-715X

DOI - 10.12669/pjms.333.12251

Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , thyroid nodules , pathology , cytopathology , adenoma , fine needle aspiration , thyroid carcinoma , surgical pathology , staining , cytology , biopsy

Thyroid nodules are very common in our setup and their diagnosis on fine needle aspiration is not easy and is a taxing affair. It is a challenge to differentiate between follicular adenoma and follicular carcinoma without histology. Our objective was to investigate the role of Galectin-3 in fine needle aspirates of thyroid nodules as a prospective diagnostic marker and consequently its ability to differentiate benign from malignant neoplasms.

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