A Comparative Study of FNAC and Histopathology of Thyroid Swellings

作者:Rout Khageswar*; Ray Chinmay Sunder; Behera Subrat Kumar; Biswal Rudranarayan
来源:Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 2011, 63(4): 370-372.
DOI:10.1007/s12070-011-0280-0

摘要

Neck swelling is a common clinical presentation in ENT practice and it carries significant morbidity and even mortality if not managed properly. Thyroid swelling being the most common type we conducted a prospective study to assess the role of FNAC in diagnosing the nature of thyroid swelling and comparing its result with histopathology finding. It was observed that FNAC is a very reliable test having high sensitivity and specificity in thyroid swelling.

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