Thyroid condition which cannot be diagnosed by FNAC is
Ans. is 'd' i.e., Follicular carcinoma Fine-needle aspiration cytology* FNAC is the investigation of choice in discrete thyroid swellings.* FNAC has excellent patient compliance, is simple and quick to perform in the out-patient department and is readily repeated.* Thyroid conditions that may be diagnosed by FNAC include colloid nodules, thyroiditis, papillary carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, anaplastic carcinoma and lymphoma.* FNAC cannot distinguish between a benign follicular adenoma and follicular carcinoma, as this distinction is dependent not on cytology but on histological criteria, which include capsular and vascular invasion.
Thyroiditis
Medullary carcinoma
Lymphoma
Follicular carcinoma
Thyroid Gland