Thyroid Surgeries in a Single Centre, 2010 - 2014

Abstract

Background: Thyroid surgery is the preferred modality of treatment in malignant and benign thyroid disease including papillary thyroid cancer and multinodular goiter. Objective: To describe the epidemiology of surgically treated thyroid disease in a single center, the cytological and histological patterns and assess the sensitivity and specificity of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in diagnosing thyroid nodules with malignant potentials. Design: A Retrospective Study.