Malignancy in solitary nodular lesions of thyroid : a review

Out of the cases seen for thyroid disorders, 150 cases with solitary nodule were studied to find out the correlation between the histopathological features and the functional status of the nodules. 35-45 μCs of sup(131)I was given orally and thyroid uptake was measured at 2,4,24 and 48 hours after administration and thyroid scan was done at the end of 24 hours. On the basis of sup(131)I concentration found in the nodules, single nodules were classified as hyperfunctioning, functioning, hypofunctioning and nonfunctioning. The incidence of malignancy was high in nonfunctioning and hypofunctioning nodules, while no malingnancy was found in the functioning types of nodules. These results are compared with those of other such studies. (M.G.B.)