Papillary Carcinoma in a Patient with a Thyroid Nodule: Role of Ultrasonography and its Diagnostic Accuracy

Introduction: While it can be difficult to categorize thyroid lesions, employing ultrasound may enable correct diagnosis, classification, and therapy of nodules, particularly papillary carcinoma the thyroid, assist save unneeded biopsy. Objective: Taking histopathology as gold standard, assessing diagnostic precision in identification cancer nodule patients. Study design: Cross sectional study Settings: Department ENT & Surgery, Jinnah Teaching Hospital, Peshawar Duration: This was conducted from 1st August 2021 till 30th June 2022. Materials Methods: Patients both gender who sought assessment for a were included. On ultrasonography, detected. The standard diagnosing cancers, histology, used confirm carcinoma. Using 2×2 table, accuracy assessed terms sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV. Results: Overall 241 participants recruited. patients between ages 18 75. patients' mean age 57.80 + 9.245 years. ratio men women 1.2:1. ultrasound's NPV, diagnosis were, respectively, 85.1%, 97.5%, 88.8%, 96.5%, 95.1%. Conclusion: With clinically significant early carcinoma, is cost-effective, non-invasive method that lessen need invasive methods like Keywords: Papillary Carcinoma Thyroid, Ultrasound, Diagnostic Accuracy