Abstract
This is a retrospective study of thyroid patients referred for ultrasound for the period of 2007to 2009 at different hospitals and dispensaries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Eastern area). Importance of the study is ; to create a reliable reference for the role of ultrasound in thyroid pathologies in King Saudi Arabia. Study aimed to detect the Ultrasonic Differential Diagnosis of Thyroid pathologies. This study was carried out on 303 patients of various types of thyroid diseases in King Saudi Arabia.232 (77 %) were female patients and 71(23 %) were males. Along this series there were 25 % of enlarged thyroid gland which act as the most common ultrasound findings of thyroid disorders followed by, 23 % solitary thyroid nodules, 10 % multinodular goiters, 8 % simple cyst, 7 % nonpalpable thyroid nodules, 4 % goiter and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. The most common ultrasound findings of thyroid gland enlarged of thyroid. The least common is nodal enlargement, adenoma, thyroiditis, microcalcifications, small size thyroid, multiple thyroid nodules, thyroglossal cyst and Graves disease. Out of this study we believe more that ultrasound should be the first-line test owing to its safety and availability.
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