The Diagnostic Value of Thyroiymphography in Thyroid Diseases

In order to investigate the diagnostic wılue of thyrolymphography iri thyroid diseas, 30 thyroid pa-tients were studied. The physical examination, thyro-id radiolodine scan, thyroid ultrasonography, T3, T4, TS11 and thyrolymphography results were com-pared with the operative and histopathological frıi-dings. in Iliis study, the diagnostic value of physical examination was found 75 %, thyroid scan 78.5%, solid and cystic nodule differantiation with ult-rasonography ratio 84.2 %. Thyrolymphography was successful in 91,8 % and worked ju the di-agnosis of all patients with substernal extension, ma-lignity and diffuse hffierplasia. The servical lymph nodes vere also able to be demonstrated by Mis met-hod. ln four •ases, unimporıant complimtions which were not obligative to the attempt were observed