Lakshmikanthan Premalatha, Natarajan Priya, Dhanashekaran Uma, Duraisamy Sivakumar
BACKGROUND
Thyroid disorders are the most common endocrine disorder seen in clinical practice and solitary thyroid nodule is one of the common presentations of thyroid disease. A discrete swelling in an otherwise impalpable gland is termed isolated or solitary nodule of thyroid.1 The prevalence of thyroid nodule increases from near zero at 15 years to 50% by about 60 to 65 years on sonography. At most 10% of these nodules are palpable even by experienced clinicians. This study is about the clinical presentation, histopathology and management of solitary nodule thyroid in MGM GH Tiruchirappalli.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To determine the age and sex incidence among the cases of solitary nodule thyroid. To study the percentage of euthyroid, hypothyroid or hyperthyroid state in patients presenting with solitary nodule thyroid. To study the proportion of malignant and benign cases among the solitary nodule thyroid at M.G.M. Govt. Hospital, Tiruchirappalli.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
This study includes 58 cases of solitary nodule of thyroid noted during the period Jan 2016-Dec 2016. Factors were tabulated and analysed statistically.
RESULTS
From the present study, the mean age at presentation found to be 42.5 years with preponderance to females. Because of periods of fluctuations in the demands of the hormonal requirement in female in their life cycle (puberty, menstrual cycles, pregnancy, menopause), the chances of thyroid nodule formation are very high as compared with male counterparts. From the study, distribution of malignancy is about 10.34. The incidence of malignancy found to be 12%, sensitivity is 87.5%, specificity is 100% for FNAC and HPE.
CONCLUSION
Majority of the patients are between 30-49 years of age. Incidence of solitary thyroid nodule is more common in female. Female: male ratio is almost about 15:1 Commonest symptom is swelling over anterior or lateral aspect of neck Among the benign lesion dominant nodule is most common and papillary and follicular carcinoma are common in malignant lesion.
