The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회지)
- Volume 16 Issue 1
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- Pages.41-48
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- 1982
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- 1225-6714(pISSN)
Differential Diagnosis of Nodular Goiter by Aspiration Cytology
흡인세포진단법에 의한 결절성 갑상선종의 감별진단
- Koh, Suk-Man (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung Nam National University) ;
- Lee, Houn-Young (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung Nam National University) ;
- Han, Bong-Heon (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung Nam National University) ;
- Kim, Sam-Young (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung Nam National University) ;
- Ro, Heung-Kyu (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung Nam National University)
- Published : 1982.05.25
Abstract
113 patients with nodular goiter were studied cytologically by needle aspiration for differential diagnosis at the department of internal medicine, Chung Nam National University Hospital since October 1980 till July 1981, and the final diagnosis taken from biopsies were compared with the cytologic method on the 44 cases who received operation. The results were obtained as follows: 1. Among the 113 cases of total patients, male were 15 cases (13.3%) and female were 98 cases (86.7%) and the sex ratio (M:F) was 1 : 6.5. The peak age incidence was in the third decade followed by forth and second decades. 2. The findings of cytological diagnosis in 113 cases showed benign adenoma in 69 cases (61.1 %), Subacute and chronic thyroiditis in 22 cases(19.5%), papillary carcinoma in 15 cases (13.3%) and follicular carcinoma in 7 cases (6.2%), respectively, and 48 cases (69.6%) of the.adenomas and 2 cases(9.1%) of papillary carcinomas showed combined cystic degeneration of the nodules. 3. The diameter of the nodules by palpation revealed within
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