A Comparative Study of FNAC and Histopathology of Thyroid Swellings

A Comparative Study of FNAC and Histopathology of Thyroid Swellings

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 co...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of otolaryngology, and head, and neck surgery and head, and neck surgery, 2011-10, Vol.63 (4), p.370-372
Hauptverfasser: Rout, Khageswar, Ray, Chinmay Sunder, Behera, Subrat Kumar, Biswal, Rudranarayan
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Sprache:eng
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Head and Neck Surgery
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
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Otorhinolaryngology
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:2231-3796
0973-7707
DOI:10.1007/s12070-011-0280-0