TY - BOOK AU - Ramadan Said Khalifa AU - Ashraf Hadyiat , AU - Hossam Hussein , AU - Wael Tobar , TI - Accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of solitary thyroid nodule compared to postoperative histopathological examination of the excised gland / PY - 2013/// CY - Cairo : PB - Ramadan Said Khalifa , KW - Needle aspiration cytology KW - The excised gland KW - Thyroid nodule N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of General Surgery; Issued also as CD N2 - Thyroid nodules are common clinical lesion with a prevalence of 4 to 7% in the general population . Most are ultimately determined to be benign but approximately 5% are malignant . Recent literature suggests that each patient with thyroid nodule should undergo a complete evaluation that includes a detailed history and physical examination these reports suggest that thyroid function tests radioactive scan and ultrasonography add useful information ER -