Abstract
A total of 450 cases of Goitre is studied from January 2006 - October 2009 in a tertiary care hospital.
Aim: To evaluate the cause and diagnosis of thyroid swelling in MAPIMS.
Materials and Methods: All cases were evaluated by performing thyroid function tests, ultrasound neck, FNAC. Patients were classified according to age distribution, gender, according to symptoms of Hypothyroid, Euthyroid, Hyperthyroid
Conclusion: More than 60% of the patients were suffering from Physiological Goitre. 15% were solitary nodule, 15% were Multinodular, 5% were Hashimotos, 5% malignancy. In our area most of the patients were suffering from Physiological Goitre due to low usage of iodized salt which is epidemiologically important.

Key words: Goitre, iodized salt