FNAC is useful in all except: March 2007, March 2012
Ans. A: Follicular carcinoma Thyroid conditions which can be diagnosed by FNAC include : Colloid nodules Thyroiditis Papillary carcinoma Medullary carcinoma Anaplastic carcinoma Lymphoma FNAC cannot distinguish between a benign follicular adenoma and follicular carcinoma, as this distinction is between is dependent not on cytology but on histological criteria, which include capsular and vascular invasion.
Follicular carcinoma
Papillary carcinoma
Anaplastic carcinoma
Medullary carcinoma