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Table 2 Distribution of the studied cases according to histopathology (n = 50)

From: The diagnostic value of ultrasonography in detection of different types of thyroid nodules

Histopathology

No.

%

Benign

34

68.0

 Micro nodular goiter

5

14.7

 Micro follicular adenoma

16

47.1

 Hyperplastic thyroid nodule

2

5.9

 Early thyroiditis

1

2.9

 Colloid nodule with hyperplastic changes

7

20.6

 Colloid cyst

3

8.8

Malignant

16

32.0

 Sarcoid scarcoma of thyroid gland

1

6.3

 Papillary micro carcinoma

12

75.0

 Follicular variant of papillary carcinoma

2

12.5

 Follicular thyroid carcinoma

1

6.3