European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

APPLICATION OF THE BETHESDA SYSTEM FOR REPORTING THYROID FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATES

Dr. Neelam Sreemani Kumari*, Dr. Shyamala Srujana, Dr. K. Rama Krishna Reddy, Dr. O. Shravan Kumar

ABSTRACT

Thyroid is one of the largest endocrine organ in the body, situated in the anterior aspect of root of the neck. Enlargement of the gland is called goitre. Goitre could be diffuse, nodular or solitary. It occurs in various pathological processes including hyperplasia or benign and malignant neoplasia. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a minimally invasive and cost effective technique and is extremely useful in the management of majority of the thyroid lesions. It is a valuable adjunct to preoperative screening in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules and in most cases it can distinguish between neoplastic and non neoplastic lesions. To address the variability in terminology and other issues related to thyroid FNA, the National Cancer Institute proposed the six tiered “The Bethesda System for reporting of thyroid cytopathology”{TBSRTC}. This system represents a major step towards standardization and reproducibility of Thyroid FNA reporting, clinical significance and predictive value of thyroid FNA.

Keywords: The Bethesda System for reporting of thyroid cytopathology.