Demographic, clinical, and surgical features of patients undergoing thyroidectomy due to thyroid lesions in Southern Iran : A cross-sectional study

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Background and Aims: The incidence of thyroid cancer has witnessed a significant global increase and stands as one of the most prevalent cancers in Iran. This surge is primarily attributed to the escalating incidence of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), with overdiagnosis emerging as an equally noteworthy factor. Consequently, this study aims to ascertain the incidence of thyroid cancer, along with its clinical presentation, demographic characteristics, and surgical features in patients undergoing thyroid surgery.

Methods: This cross-sectional study involved the evaluation of patient files from referral centers in Shiraz spanning the years 2015-2020. Demographic and clinical information pertaining to thyroid cancer was extracted and subsequently analyzed using SPSS software.

Results: A total of 533 documented cases of thyroid cancer undergoing surgery revealed an annual rate of 89 cases in our location. The average age of the patients was 43.9 ± 13.4 years (ranging from 13 to 92), with females constituting 429 (83.5%) of the cases, and 278 (54.1%) being malignant. Conventional PTC emerged as the most prevalent pathology, accounting for 239 (45.0%) of the cases. Patients with thyromegaly exhibited significantly higher incidences of nonmalignant tumors (p = 0.01), while those with malignant tumors were notably younger than those with nonmalignant tumors (p = 0.001).

Conclusion: Our study revealed a progressive rise in the number of patients undergoing thyroidectomy over the years, with PTC constituting the majority of cases. Malignant cases were more frequently observed in younger patients, and in smaller lesion sizes, highlighting the importance of early screening and optimizing detection methods, especially in high-risk populations.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

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Health science reports - 7(2024), 4 vom: 30. Apr., Seite e2012

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mardani, Parviz [VerfasserIn]
Koulaian, Sepehr [VerfasserIn]
Fouladi, Damoun [VerfasserIn]
Rajaie Ramsheh, Fatemeh Sadat [VerfasserIn]
Amirian, Armin [VerfasserIn]
Shahriarirad, Sepehr [VerfasserIn]
Malekhosseini, Seyed Ali [VerfasserIn]
Shahriarirad, Reza [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Incidence
Journal Article
Pathology
Surgery
Thyroid cancer
Thyroidectomy

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Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/hsr2.2012

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NLM370566297