Sadaf Jabeen, Bushra Ujala.
Frequency of Agreement between Ultrasound and FNAC in Differentiating Benign and Malignant Thyroid Neoplasm.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;8(1):212-4.

Aim: To determine the agreement between ultrasound and FNAC in differentiating benign and malignant thyroid neoplasm. Study design: Cross sectional survey. Duration: The study was conducted from 01-08-2012 to 01-02-2013. Settings: Radiology Department, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore. Methods: A total of 120 patients with clinical suspicion of thyroid neoplasm of either gender, age ranging from 20 to 65 years and with palpable thyroid nodules having clinical suspicion of thyroid neoplasia were included in the study. Results: Majority of the patients between 31-40 years of age, i.e. 37(30.83%), 34(28.33%) were between 20-30 years, 29(24.17%) between 41-50 years, and only 20(16.67%) were between 51-65 years, mean and 39.83+4.23 years, 72(60%) male and 48(40%) female, frequency of agreement between ultrasound and FNAC in differentiating benign and malignant thyroid neoplasm revealed 80%(n=96) agreement. Conclusion: The results of the study reveal that Ultrasound findings regarding differentiating benign and malignant thyroid neoplasm are in agreement with FNAC.

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