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- Title
Clinicopathological profile and management of thyroid carcinoma: a Sub-Saharan country experience.
- Authors
Elhassan, Moawia Mohammed Ali; Gismalla, Mohamed Dafalla Awadalla; Mohamed, Sahar Abdelrahman Hamid; Faggad, Areeg
- Abstract
Background: In Sudan, there is limited knowledge on the epidemiology, clinical characteristics and pathological patterns of thyroid cancer. To address this shortcoming, we studied the clinical, pathological and treatment patterns of thyroid cancer at the National Cancer Institute ‒ University of Gezira (NCI-UG), Sudan. Methods: We performed a retrospective health facility–based study of patients with thyroid cancer who were treated at NCI–UG from January 2009 to December 2017. Results: A total of 139 patients with thyroid cancer were identified during the study period. Tumors were more common among women (69%). Goiter was the main presenting symptom (85%). The most common type of thyroid cancer was follicular carcinoma (41%), followed by papillary carcinoma (24%), then anaplastic carcinoma (20%). The mean age of the women was 56.3 years (SD ± 14.7), compared to 52.5 years (SD ± 16.6) for the men. The frequencies of stage I, II, III, and IV were 17%, 22%, 16%, and 45%, respectively. Different types of thyroidectomies were performed in 79% of the cases, lobectomy in 4%, and no surgery in 17%. Only 28% of the cases received radioactive iodine. Palliative chemotherapy and radiotherapy were prescribed to 17% and 37% of the cases, respectively. Conclusion: Thyroid cancer is more prevalent among women and most patients present at later stages. The dominance of follicular type suggests that the majority of this population is iodine-deficient.
- Subjects
SUDAN; THYROID cancer; THYROIDECTOMY; CARCINOMA; IODINE isotopes; PAPILLARY carcinoma; CANCER patients; CLINICAL pathology
- Publication
Thyroid Research, 2023, Vol 16, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1756-6614
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13044-023-00173-5