To differentiate benign from malignant thyroid nodule comparison of sonography with FNAC findings. | [Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences • 2013]

Author(s):

1. Mehrali Rahimi: Department of Endocrinology, Medical School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

2. Nazanin Farshchian: Department of Radiology, Medical School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

3. Eilkhan Rezaee: Department of Radiology, Medical School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

4. Karon Shahebrahimi: Department of Endocrinology, Medical School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

5. Hamid Madani: Department of Pathology, Medical School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

Abstract:

Objectives: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of sonography and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC). Methodology: This follow-up study was approved by review board and conducted at Endocrine Clinic and Radiology Department of Imam Reza, Kermanshah. The patients were diagnosed to have thyroid nodule examined by FNA and Sonography suspicious malignant cases underwent surgery. Results were entered in SPSS 11.5 chi-Square and Fisher exact test applied to compare malignant and benign nodule characters. Results: In this study 144 patients were examined and 14 cases (9.7%) had malignant nodule. Most of malignant nodules were single (p=0.001), solid (p

Page(s): 77-80

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Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Year: 2013

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