Accuracy of FNAC in Diagnosing Thyroid Swelling - A Retrospective Study

Aim: To determine the accuracy of FNAC in diagnosing thyroid swellings. Materials and Methods: A Retrospective study was conducted over a period of 1 yr, which included 54 patients, who presented with thyroid swelling to the ENT outpatient department. All the above patients were subjected to FNAC, and those patients who were operated for the swelling, their histopathological report were correlated with the pre-operative FNAC report to determine the accuracy of FNAC in correctly diagnosing the thyroid swelling. Results: Majority of the patients were in 3rd decade and females were more than males. The accuracy of FNAC in diagnosing thyroid swelling in the present study was found to be 77.78%. Conclusion: FNAC is a safe, quick and inexpensive technique in diagnosing thyroid swelling with high degree of accuracy.