Benign Versus Malignant THYROID NODULES: US differentiation, With Tissue Diagnosis as standard reference

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.