Analysis of fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid lesions at Derna Hospital, Libya

الملخص EN

This is a four years study of 225 cases of thyroid lesions at Surgical Department in a Derna tertiary care hospital, Libya.

These lesions were studied for Cytological features and correlation with Clinical, Radiological, Hormonal features.

Neoplastic lesions were classified according to WHO guidelines.

The study concluded that thyroid lesions were more common in females with male to females ratio 1:14.

Non- neoplastic lesions were more common 75.1% as compared to Neoplastic lesions.

Mulinodular goitre was the most common Non-neoplastic lesion and follicular neoplasm was the most common Neoplastic lesion.