Solitary thyroid nodule--experience in a district hospital.

Management of solitary thyroid nodule (STN) still remains uncertain despite the many sophisticated investigations which are presently available.l f The problem is aggravated by the fact, that in the literature, the quoted incidence of malignancy in STN varies depending on the basis of selection of cases for surgery, population studied, goitrogenicity of the region and the investigations used.l r? This report is a retrospective analysis of cases of STN operated in a Malaysian district hospital where investigations like ultrasound and radioactive scan are difficult to obtain. These observations are compared with other centres using different diagnostic aids and policies in managing cases of STN.