Benign Versus Malignant THYROID NODULES: US differentiation, With Tissue Diagnosis as standard reference
- Sudan Medical Specialization Board
Thesis details
- Submitted by
- Dr. Khalid Elfatih Mohammed Ibrahim
- University
- Sudan Medical Specialization Board
- dr_khalidelfatih@hotmail.com
- Supervisor
- Dr. MURTADA ABDELLATIF
- Year of award
- 2012
- Awards
- CLINICAL MD IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY
Summary of Thesis
Aim This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonographic (U/S) criteria for the depiction of benign and malignant thyroid nodules by using tissue diagnosis as the reference standard.
Materials & methods: U/S scans of patients with thyroid nodules having histopathology diagnosis in some of Khartoum state hospitals from December 2010 to July 2012.
Results: The study included 92 patients presented with thyroid nodulesthat had have U/S examination and underwent surgery with biopsy or FNAC. 74 patients (80.4%) were females, and 18 patients (19.6%) were males. The age of the patients was ranging from 17 to 85 years. 50 of the patients (54.3%) were having benign thyroid nodules and 42 (45.7%) were having malignant nodules.
How to Cite This Thesis
Dr. Khalid Elfatih Mohammed Ibrahim (2022); Benign Versus Malignant THYROID NODULES: US differentiation, With Tissue Diagnosis as standard reference, Sudan Medical Specialization Board, International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), ISSN 2320-5407.
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