IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) e-ISSN: 2279-0853, p-ISSN: 2279-0861.Volume 17, Issue 01 Ver. IX January. (2018), PP 27-29 www.iosrjournals.org DOI: 10.9790/0853-1701092729 www.iosrjournals.org 27 | Page Comparative study of thyroid lesions in patients coming for FNA in RIMS, Ranchi Dr. Swati Lal [1] , Dr. R.K.Singh [2] , Dr. Sourav Banerjee [3] ,Dr.R.K.Shrivastav [4] 1 Junior Resident Academic, Department of Pathology,Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences RIMS, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India 2 Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences RIMS, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India 3 Senior Resident, Department of Pathology, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences RIMS, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India 4 Professor& HoD,Department of Pathology, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences RIMS, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India Corresponding author: Dr. Swati Lal Abstract: Thyroid disorders are one of the very common health problems that we come across in our day to day practice. However benign lesions are far more common than the malignant ones. FNA plays a very important role to help distinguish them. Also FNA is a very simple, cheap and quick process, so it has emerged as an important step in further management of patients with thyroid disorders. Keywords: Carcinoma, Colloid goitre, Fine needle aspiration, Iodine deficiency, Thyroid --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of Submission: 02-01-2018 Date of acceptance: 22-01-2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Introduction Thyroid lesions are one of the commonest endocrine disorders in India as well as in the world. It is estimated that around 42 million people in India are suffering from thyroid diseases (1). Jharkhand being one of the iodine deficient areas, carries a significant burden of thyroid disorder patients. FNA is a simple and cost effective technique in management of palpable thyroid lesions (2). II. Material and Method A retrospective study was conducted in department of Pathology, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi for the period of 8 months (January 2017 to August 2017). A total of 290 FNA from thyroid swelling were done during this period. Aspiration was performed using disposable 10 ml syringe with 23 Gauge needle. Minimum 5 smears were made for each case and stained using Geimsa and H&E stains. Cytological slides were reviewed according to standard guidelines and diagnosis was accordingly classified and correlated with age and sex. III. Result In our study total of 290 cases were reviewed. Out of 290 cases, 256 were Females and 34 Males. Fig 1. The age and sex wise distribution of cases are given in Fig. 2 Fig 2