CYTOLOGICAL FEATURES OF NON - NEOPLASTIC LESIONS OF THYROID: An overview (original) (raw)

Thyroid disorders are one among the common clinical encounters, which range from congenital disorders to the malignant lesions. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) of thyroid is accepted globally as the best screening tool to differentiate neoplastic versus non neoplastic lesions. The cytological features of the nonneoplastic disorders of thyroid have a good amount of overlap between them and with a few neoplastic lesions as well, thus leading to wrong interpretation and possible inappropriate management of the patient. Identification of these cytological features is the key element in diagnosing thyroid lesions by Fine needle aspiration procedure. The review attempts to give cytological details of non-neoplastic lesions which can be applied for evaluation of thyroid lesions and identifying this category will reduce the number of unnecessary surgeries of thyroid nodules.