[Methodology for evaluation of malignancy screening in surgical thyroid gland disease].

Introduction: We review a methodology for detection of malignancy in thyroid gland surgery, comparing clinical exploration, ultrasonography, gammagraphy, fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and extemporaneous biopsy with the definitive pathological results.

Material And Methods: We carried out a retrospective study on a sample of 433 (N=433) patients who had been intervened due to thyroid gland disease at the same ENT centre between 1999 and 2004. We collected information focusing on the characteristics of cervical exploration, ultrasonography, gammagraphy, FNA, extemporaneous biopsy and definitive pathological results.