title: A Comparative Study of FNAC and Histopathology of Thyroid Swellings.
abstract: Neck swelling is a common clinical presentation in ENT practice and it carries significant morbidity and even mortality if not managed properly. Thyroid swelling being the most common type we conducted a prospective study to assess the role of FNAC in diagnosing the nature of thyroid swelling and comparing its result with histopathology finding. It was observed that FNAC is a very reliable test having high sensitivity and specificity in thyroid swelling.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, India  ; Department of ENT, Kalinga Institute of Medical Science, Kiit Campus-5, Patia, Bhubaneswar-24, Orissa 751024 India.
authors.forename: Khageswar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rout
authors.forename: Chinmay Sunder
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Subrat Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Behera
authors.forename: Rudranarayan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Biswal