Ultrasonography a useful adjunctive in management of thyroid neoplasms.

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

Registrar Deptt. of ENT & HNS, SMHS Hospital Srinagar, Room no 26 Doctors hostel, 190010 J&K, India.

Published: March 2007

Fine needle aspiration cytology has been the gold standard of diagnosis in case of thyroid neoplasm. However ultrasonography of thyroid neoplasm is a useful guide for an operating thyroid surgeon. We in our study evaluated patients of thyroid neoplasm with USG thyroid & studied its role in the therapeutic management of neoplasm. In our study of 10 patients of thyroid neoplasm we found USG of the thyroid neoplasm as a valuable guide in management.

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