Diagnostic Accuracy Of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology In The Diagnosis Of Thyroid Lesions

(1) to study the cytological features in thyroid lesions(2) to correlate the cytological and histopathological observations in thyroid lesions , whenever possible(3) to assess the diagnostic accuracy of aspiration cytology as a pre-operative screening tool Methods : This was a retrospective study to find the utility of fine needle aspiration cytology in thyroid lesions conducted at Maharajahs Institute of Medical Sciences , Vizianagaram. Fine needle aspiration specimens from 140 patients between January 2008 and December 2010 with thyroid swelling were analysed. Smears were stained with papanicoluou stain and haematoxylin and eosine stain. The smears were classified into categories like benign , suspicious/indeterminate , malignant and unsatisfactory. Cytological diagnosis was correlated with the histopathology report wherever possible.