Thyroid malignancy in two general hospitals in Riyadh
Saudi Medical Journal. 1987; 8 (1): 67-72
in English
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ABSTRACT
An analysis of 380 patients from Riyadh treated surgically for goiter showed thyroid malignancy in 81 patients [21%]. Of these malignancies 92.6% were differentiated in type with a predominance of the papillary variety. The occurrence of thyroid malignancy was equal in Saudi females with single or multi-nodular goiter [22%] but seems to be high in the male Saudi presenting clinically as multi-nodular goiter [50%]. The high frequency of unsuspected carcinoma in goiters may warrant early thyroidectomy in the Saudi population
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
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English
Journal:
Saudi Med. J.
Year:
1987
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