Spectrum of benign and malignant Thyroid nodules: A single institutional study

Abstract

Thyroid gland is unique among the organs of endocrine system. Thyroid gland neoplasia constitutes total of 1% of all neoplasias and it has been observed that thyroid neoplasia is on an increase. Present study was a hospital based study to analyse the spectrum of thyroid nodules at a tretiary care centre from north India. On histopathology majority of the cases were benign 56.0% and 44.0% were malignant. The commonest benign lesion seen in thyroid was colloid goitre and among the malignant lesions papillary carcinoma was the most common neoplasm encountered in 78.4% of the patients. Thyroid disease is common in 4th decade of life. Benign lesions are more common in 4th decade of life and malignancy is common in younger age group.