Open AccessTHYROID SWELLINGS
Author(s) -
Nazeer Ahmed Pathan,
Asif Shaikh,
Asif Shaikh,
Manzoor Ali Shaikh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/18.4612
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , fine needle aspiration cytology , histopathological examination , thyroid nodules , cytology , radiology , pathology
Objectives: Investigating cytopathological characteristics of thyroid swellingsby fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) compared to histopathological examination. StudyDesign: Observational study. Place and Duration: Department of Pathology in collaborationwith Department of Surgery, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences from November2014 to December 2016. Methods: A sample of 100 FNAC specimens was selected as perinclusion and exclusion criteria. FNAC procedure was conducted by technique of “to andfro movements” of needle for thyroid nodules of <1.5 cm size from central part of swelling.Peripheral part was aspirated in cases of large thyroid swellings. Smears were air dried andstained with May–Grunwald Giemsa (MGG) and H & E stain for histopathological examinationby microscopy. Data was analyzed on SPSS 22.0 at 95% confidence interval (p≤0.05). Results:Mean± SD age was noted as 47.6±8.6 years. Of total 200 cases, male and female were 90 (45%)& 110 (55%) respectively. Benign thyroid lesions were noted in 140 (70%), malignant thyroidlesions in 50 (25%) and 10 (5%) proved indeterminate thyroid lesions. FNAC shows sensitivityof 89%, specificity 97% and accuracy of 91%. Conclusion: FNAC is an easy, time escaping,cost- effective, simple procedure and valid technique for the triage of thyroid swellings.