Journal of Cytology & Histology

Mulazim Hussain Bukhari

Publications

• Research Article
  Better Thyroid Cytopathology Reporting System May Increase the Clinical Management and Patients Outcome
  Author(s): Mulazim Hussain Bukhari, Asad Aslam Khan, Shahida Niazi, Madiha Arshad, Zahid Mahmood Akhtar and Khalid Ahmed AL-SindiMulazim Hussain Bukhari, Asad Aslam Khan, Shahida Niazi, Madiha Arshad, Zahid Mahmood Akhtar and Khalid Ahmed AL-Sindi
  
  Objective: The Bethesda System is better for Thyroid Cytopathology reporting and may increase the clinical management of Thyroid Disease. Study design: Analytical Cross sectional. Material and methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on 120 smears of thyroid swellings which were referred for fine needle aspiration to the Department of Pathology in 2011 and the Bethesda System for reporting Thyroid Cytopathology was followed in comparison to old conventional reporting system running from the last 30 years. Histopathology was used as a gold standard to compare the sensitivity of both systems. Three groups of Histopathologists were assigned three reporting systems without knowing the results of each other. The comparison was made in a meeting of 3 groups after histopathology biopsy reports were made available. Group A was assigned to report with the older system of thyroid aspirati.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7099.1000158

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