Abstract:Background: Patients suffering thyroid nodules with the diagnosis of follicular lesion on FNAC normally undergo thyroidectomy as the diagnosis of follicular carcinoma can only be ascertained by histopatholoigc examination. We undertake this study to examine the likelihood of various preoperative clinicopathologic parameters to predict malignancy.
Methods: All the patients presented with thyroid nodules with follicular lesion diagnosed by FNAC were retrospectively evaluated if they have undergone thyroidectomy.… Show more
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