A SOLITARY NODULE THYROID- A CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL CORRELATION

Abstract

BACKGROUND:Swellings of thyroid are frequently encountered in surgical practice. Clinical evaluation helps in diagnosis but it is difficult to distinguish the early malignant lesions from the more prevalent benign goitres. USG can only differentiate solid from cystic
swellings. Surgical excision has been the only means by which precise diagnosis of the swelling could be made based on HPE. An alternative approach other than operative is called for, since most swellings are benign. FNAC is a simpler and safer procedure, carried out in OPD with minimum equipment and has a good patient compliance.This study aims to assess the percentage of solitary thyroid nodule that are truly malignant by post-operative biopsy, and to assess the correlation between FNAC and Biopsy in cases of solitary thyroid nodule