Journal of Thyroid Disorders & Therapy
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Nikhil Nanjappa BA

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  Thyroid Carcinoma (Tc) in Nodular Goitre
  
  Author(s): Nikhil Nanjappa BA, Alok Mohanty, Tirou Arou T, Robinson Smile S and Dhananjay Kotasthane Nikhil Nanjappa BA, Alok Mohanty, Tirou Arou T, Robinson Smile S and Dhananjay Kotasthane
  
  Objective: To study the incidence and pathology of thyroid malignancy in patients operated for presumably benign nodular thyroid disease (multi nodular goitre (MNG) & solitary thyroid nodule (STN)). Methods: A total of 175 patients who underwent surgery for presumably benign nodular thyroid disease between January 2004 and March 2012 were studied, prospectively. These patients underwent hemi, subtotal, total thyroidectomy. Results: 37 of the 175 patients (21%) had malignancy on final histopathological examination. The mean age of patients with benign disease was 46.4 years and that with malignancies was 50.6 years. Mean size of nodules was 4.28 +/- 1.48 cm in the benign group and 4.21 +/- 1.48 cm in the malignant group. All those with MNG, 14/14 (100%) were papillary carcinoma and those with STN, 22/23 (95.7%) .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-7948.1000115

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