The relationship between ultrasound and histopathology was not statistically significant The histopathologic diagnosis is further subdivided into: simple goiter 145 cases (64.4%), follicular adenoma: 29 cases (12.9%), papillary thyroid carcinoma: 41 cases (18.3%), thyroiditis: 7 (3.1%), other variants carcinoma: 3 (1.3%) The cytologic results: simple goiter 55, 5%; follicular lesions: 27, 2%, papillary thyroid carcinoma: 11, 6%, thyroiditis: 1, 8%, suspicious lesions: 4%.