Frequency of malignancy in solitary thyroid nodule

Aim: to determine the frequency of malignancy in solitary thyroid nodule. methods: this study was carried out in the outpatients and inpatient department of surgery ibn-e-siena hospital,multan from july 2013 to june 2014. a total of 124 patients were included in the study. results: majority of the patients i.e. 53(42.7%) were between 31-40 years,mean and sd was 33.45±6.32,95 (76.6%) were female and 39(23.4%) were male. malignancy in solitary thyroid nodule (on histopathology) shows 19(15.3%) were malignant and 105(84.7%) were benign. stratification of malignant solitary thyroid nodule shows out of 19 malignant cases 6(31.9%) were between 13-20 years 2(10.5%) were between 21-30 years,4(21.1%) between 31-40 years. conclusion: it is concluded from the study that a remarkable proportion of solitary thyroid nodule (15.3%) was malignant,which emphasizes on the early diagnosis and adequate treatment.