Open AccessA study of Galactin-3 on fine needle aspiration as a diagnostic marker differentiating benign from malignant thyroid neoplasm
Author(s) -
Alliya 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.