PMID: 16523648Mar 10, 2006Paper

Thyroid neoplasms in Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa: a retrospective review with emphasis on cancer

Ethiopian Medical Journal
Tessema ErsumoTezazu Teffera

Abstract

Reportedly, thyroid cancer is a rare disease in most parts of the world. In Ethiopia, the prevalence of the disease is not known. This study aims to present the experience on thyroid cancer of a main central referral hospital. During the period 1993-02, 137 cases of thyroid neoplasms were operated on in Tikur Anbessa Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa. Of these, 114 of 130 patients whose records were retrieved were retrospectively reviewed Neoplastic disease of the thyroid was found to be more common in younger age groups (mean age, 37 years) and in females (F: M ratio, 1.7: 1.0). Features of advanced malignant disease were not rare (21 cases). Of the 75 thyroid cancers, papillary carcinoma was the most common histologic type (72%). The extent of surgical treatment included partial, subtotal, near total and total thyroidectomy. In 15 cases, the lesions were found to be unresectable. The long-term outcome of treatment was difficult to evaluate, as the follow-up time was short. We believe that this paper will give base-line information on the frequency of thyroid cancer (7.5%) for a more comprehensive study in the future.

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