Histological update of thyroid lesions: A 5 year study

The aim of this study is to review the histological types of thyroid lesions, their sex variation and mean age of presentation as well as toupdate available literature on prevalence of the common thyroid lesions. This study analyse the data from September 2008 to October 2013. Total 127 specimens of thyroid were studied. Non-neoplastic lesions (99 cases-78%) were more common than neoplastic lesions (28 cases- 22%). The most common entity was goiter (87.87%) amongst non-neoplastic lesions. Follicular adenoma was the most common benign lesion (14 cases-15%) and papillary carcinoma was the most common malignant lesion (9 cases- 32.15%). Common age incidence was 3rd to 5th decade of life with female predominance (F:M:8:1).