Clinicopathological study of swellings of the thyroid gland with an emphasis on multinodular goitre

Abstract

Background: Many suggest that clinical examination is the best tool to detect the nodules of the thyroid gland. They also suggest that ultrasound of the thyroid gland should be used only to monitor any changes in the size of the nodule of the thyroid.
To study swellings of the Thyroid gland with an emphasis on multinodular goitre.
Materials and Methods: The study is prospective, involving all the patients of thyroid swelling. All thyroid swelling cases were subjected to FNAC. The type of thyroidectomy was based on the size and type of thyroid whether neoplastic or non-neoplastic. All the 102 patients were treated by surgeries like hemithyroidectomy, subtotal and total thyroidectomy following FNAC.