Author/Authors :
Bostancı, Meriç Emre Cumhuriyet University - School of Medicine - Department of General Surgery, Turkey , Bozkurt, Birkan Cumhuriyet University - School of Medicine - Department of General Surgery, Turkey , Atabey, Mustafa Cumhuriyet University - School of Medicine - Department of General Surgery, Turkey , Özel, Mehmet İlker Cumhuriyet University - School of Medicine - Department of General Surgery, Turkey , Soylu, Sinan Cumhuriyet University - School of Medicine - Department of General Surgery, Turkey , Kurt, Atilla Cumhuriyet University - School of Medicine - Department of General Surgery, Turkey , Alagöz, Şahende Cumhuriyet University - School of Medicine - Department of Pathology, Turkey
Abstract :
Objective: Thyroid cancers are the most common malignancy of the endocrine organs. Thepurpose of this study is to research the thyroid cancer incidence in the thyroidectomies carried outin the province of Sivas and cancer types. Methods: The pathology reports regarding the thyroidectomy operations carried out in the General Surgery Clinic of the School of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University between January 2008 and January 2014 were retrospectively scanned from the archive. The postoperative histopathological findings, belonging to totally 521 cases operated within six years, were evaluated. Results: 122 (23.41%) of the total 521 cases were men and 399 (76.58%) were women. The youngest patient was 15 and the oldest patient was 84 years old, and also mean age of the patients was 49.02 ± 13.48. The followings were detected in the histopathological examination; nodular hyperplasia in 272 (52.2%) cases, diffuse hyperplasia in 32 (6.1%) cases, lymphocytic thyroiditis in 22 (4.2%) cases, association of nodular hyperplasia and lymphocytic thyroiditis in 30 (5.8%) cases and also thyroid neoplasm in 151 (29%) cases. 9 (5.9%) of 151 neoplasm cases were benign and 142 (94.0%) were malign. As the cancer type, the followings were detected; papillary carcinoma in 133 (25.5%) cases, follicular carcinoma in 3 (0.6%) cases, medullary carcinoma in 2 (0.4%) cases and anaplastic carcinoma in 3 (0.6%) cases, metastases in 1 (0.2%) case. The well differentiated tumour of uncertain malignant potential was detected in 14 (2.7%) cases. Conclusion: The cancer incidence in thyroidectomies carried out in the province of Sivas was recorded as 27.3% and the papillary thyroid carcinoma was the most common carcinoma.
