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Evaluation of Incidental Thyroid Cancer in Patients with Thyroidectomy

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DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2012.259
Synopsis: 
Thyroidectomy is preferable for the treatment of benign thyroid diseases due to the high prevalence of incidental thyroid cancer after thyroidectomy in such cases.
ABSTRACT
 
Objective: The present study aimed to emphasize the necessity and significance of thyroidectomy by determining the prevalence of incidental thyroid cancer in the cases that underwent surgical intervention for the treatment of benign thyroid disease.
Accepted: 
14 Feb, 2013
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e-Published: 18 Feb, 2014

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Comparative Analysis of Thyroid Carcinomas in Kingston and St Andrew, Jamaica, between Two Consecutive 15-year Periods

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Pages: 
519–24
Synopsis: 
In Kingston and St Andrew, papillary thyroid cancer has surpassed follicular cancer to become the commonest thyroid cancer subtype, and the rank of medullary carcinoma has increased from fifth to third, in keeping with the histological profile exhibited worldwide.

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Objective: To compare the distribution of histological subtypes of thyroid cancer in Kingston and St Andrew (KSA), Jamaica, within two consecutive 15-year periods.

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e-Published: 05 Feb, 2014
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