Abstract
Objectives : To evaluate demographic profile, risk factors, clinical presentation, pathological features of thyroid swellings diagnosed and managed at our tertiary care hospital. The purpose of the study was to compare the following parameters pre and post surgery. The following parameters were noted Type of Goitre, clinical symptoms, Biochemical status (thyroid profile), surgical complications, post-op status-comparison between FNAC and histopathological report. Materials and Methods : A total of 127 cases of thyroid swellings on examination from March 2018 to May 2020 in BLDE(DU) Shri BM Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Vijayapura were included. The medical records were retrieved, studied and analysed retrospectively with regards to type of goiters, clinical symptoms, Biochemical status (thyroid profile), at the time of presentation and surgical complications. Histopathological details were analyzed. Results : The most number of cases were noted in 41-60yrs age group, with female predominance, solitary nodules being most common. Hemithyroidectomy being the predominantly done surgery and nodular goitre was seen in the final histopathogical report in most of the cases. Conclusions : In our study we concluded that USG and FNAC findings of the thyroid goiters had higher sensitivity and specificity in detecting thyroid tumors but it has low sensitivity for follicular carcinoma as observed in our study, discrepancy between FNAC and HPR.
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