Cyto-diagnosis of Thyroid lesions

Thyroid cytology-Fine Needle Cytology (FNC) has proven to be a firstline tool to evaluate the thyroid lesions because of its cost effectiveness and high patient acceptance. FNC particularly, guided is highly successful in triaging patients with thyroid nodules into operative and non-operative groups.This enables surgeons to take an early decision regarding mode of treatment to be applied. Studies are required intermittently to know the overall disease pattern of an organ in a particular region. Evaluation of diagnostic parameters of a diagnostic modality that is used frequently as basis of patient management is equally essential. Hence this study was undertaken with the following aims and objectives: 1. To study clinico-radiological and cyto-histopathological profile of various thyroid lesions. 2. To assess diagnostic parameters for cytodiagnosis of thyroid lesions. 3. To study pattern analysis of solitary thyroid nodules.