Cytological Patterns of Thyroid Lesions: A Hospital-Based Study

Abstract

BACKGROUNDDiverse cytological patterns of thyroid lesions may occur in the thyroid gland for its various diseases. The thyroid lesions may be nonneoplastic lesions or neoplastic lesions. Most of the thyroid lesions clinically present as thyroid swellings either as thyroid nodules or as diffuse enlargement of the gland itself. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is a rapid, easy to perform, minimally invasive and cost-effective first line high diagnostic accuracy test for cytological evaluation of thyroid lesions with minimum complications. The thyroid gland is easily accessible for Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) procedure due to its superficial location. The accurate cytological diagnosis of the thyroid lesions can direct the treatment modalities of the lesions and reduce unnecessary thyroid surgeries.