European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Background: The objective of this study was to analyse the thyroid cytology smears by The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC), to determine the distribution of diagnostic categories and subcategories, to analyse cytological feature, and to correlate cytopathology with histopathology wherever surgery was done. Materials and Methods: In an institution based cross sectional study of FNAC done on 200 patients at pathology department at CAIMS, Karimnagar, 2017 to 2019 presenting with thyroid lesion were examined and categorized as per TBSRTC. Observation and Results: FNAC was done on 200 patients with thyroid lesions studied over a period of 2 years. Majority of patients were females accounting for 82 % and males were 18 %.Among the total thyroid lesions, Non- neoplastic constituted 92 %, neoplastic lesions were 3 % and 5 % were Non-diagnostic. Conclusions: TBSRTC is an excellent reporting system for thyroid FNA. It also provides clear management guidelines to clinicians to go for follow up FNA or surgery and also the extent of surgery