MOGUĆNOSTI ULTRAZVUČNE DIJAGNOSTIKE U DIFERENCIJACIJI TUMORA ŠTITNE ŽLIJEZDE
THE BENEFITS OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN THE DIFFERENTIATION OF THYROID TUMOR

Summary/Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare ultrasonography (US) results with results of targeted cytological puncture of a nodule of the thyroid, as well as to assess the capabilities of ultrasonography in screening patients with potentially present tumor for cytological puncture. Material and method: The study analyzed results of 133 patients, men and women, between the age of 16 and 75. The patients had a standard ultrasound exam of the thyroid and ultrasound guided cytological puncture. Results: The research showed that nodular diseases of the thyroid were presented in 2/3 of women patients, and in 1/3 of men patients. The largest presence of nodules was among the group of 40-49 years of age. Nodules are the most common in the lower right lobe of the thyroid. The size increase of nodules also increases probability to be malignant. Furthermore, this research has shown that there is a statistically significant connection between ultrasonography results and the cytological puncture test results. Conclusion: Ultrasonography is a reliable method of diagnosis for selecting patients to have a cytological puncture.

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