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Profile of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Thyroid Lesions Based on the 2023 Bethesda System of Reporting: A Retrospective Record Based Study in a Tertiary Care Centre in Mandya
J. Kanmani Kamali, P. Yogender, K.L. Shoba and B.G. Malathi
Page: 529-533 | Received 16 Aug 2024, Published online: 05 Oct 2024
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Abstract
Thyroid lesions are one of the common conditions encountered in clinical practice. Diseases of the thyroid gland include benign and malignant conditions. Clinical features alone cannot distinguish between benign and malignant nodules. Fine‐needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) plays a vital role in evaluating patients with thyroid nodules and guides the management of patients by identifying patients who require surgical resection and who require no further interventions. The 2023 Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology (TBSRTC) recommends that every thyroid FNAC report should be one of the 6 diagnostic categories. The study is aimed to classify the cytomorphology of palpable thyroid lesions by FNAC as per the 2023 Bethesda System for Reporting of Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC). Present study is a Record based Retrospective study in a tertiary care hospital. 448 cases of the thyroid lesion were included in the study from January 2023 to December 2023. FNAC slides, clinical and demographic data of all thyroid cases are reviewed and was classified according to the 2023 Bethesda System for Reporting of Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC). Out of total 448 cases studied, 406(90.6%) were benign, 12(2.7%) were neoplastic, 7(1.6%) were suspicious for malignancy, 6(1.3%) were suspicious for a follicular neoplasm, 8(1.8%) were Atypia of undetermined significance and 9(2.0%) were inadequate. FNAC is the first line screening test which gives direction to the clinician for further management of the patients as it is a safe, simple, rapid, economical, highly accurate and universally accepted modality for evaluation of thyroid lesions. Hence the Bethesda system is a useful standardised system for reporting thyroid lesions which serves as an effective guide for clinical management of thyroid lesions.
How to cite this article:
J. Kanmani Kamali, P. Yogender, K.L. Shoba and B.G. Malathi. Profile of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Thyroid Lesions Based on the 2023 Bethesda System of Reporting: A Retrospective Record Based Study in a Tertiary Care Centre in Mandya.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.10.529.533
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-9346/10.36478/makrjms.2024.10.529.533