Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society
Year 2022, Volume 34, Issue 3, Pages 32-36
http://doi.org/10.26715/jbms.34_3_5Safa Alshaikh1, Kameela Sayed Majed1, Nisha Chandran2, Sayed Ali AlMahari2
1Pathology Consultant, Department of Pathology department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain.
2Pathology resident, Department of Pathology department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain
*Corresponding author: Dr. Safa Alshaikh, Pathology Consultant, Department of Pathology department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain; Email: dr_salshaikh@hotmail.com
Received date: February 03, 2022; Accepted date: June 06, 2022; Published date: September 30, 2022
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Abstract
Background: This study investigates and analyses the thyroid nodules in Bahrain, and correlates the diagnosis of cytopathology with a subsequent excision histopathology.
Materials & Methods: We conducted a retrospective study for all thyroid cases diagnosed at the Salmaniya Medical Complex during a 7-year period (January 2013 to December 2019).
Results: A total of 1218 thyroid nodules were diagnosed during the study period. Among them, 1,037 (85%) of the patients were females and 181 were males (15%), with an average age of 48.2 years. Surgical excision was performed on 263 out of 1,037 (25%) of the cases.
Conclusions: The study revealed that the prevalence of thyroid nodules is higher among females. The most common nodules are benign multinodular goiters. A statistically significant correlation was observed between fine needle aspiration cytology (FNA) and surgical excision of the thyroid nodule.
Keywords: Thyroid, FNA, thyroid nodules, cytology, excision