Evaluation of Thyroid Carcinoma in Southern Odisha: Protocol of Its Diagnosis and Management
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
This prospective study was conducted at teaching hospital of M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur, Odisha on patients attending Surgical OPDs from different districts of South Odisha over a period of 2 yrs. 655 patients out of 38550 patients attending different surgical OPDs were found to have clinically enlarged thyroid or suspected metastatic node in neck. 32 patients out of them found to have primary thyroid cancer on final biopsy. The mean age of presentation was 43.2 yrs. Papillary thyroid carcinoma was by far the most common type of cancer found.
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Dr S. P. Dash
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