According to previous studies, Turkey has generally been accepted as a moderate endemic iodine deficient country. However, it has recently been reported that there are regions in Turkey where iodine deficiency is more severe than previously known. The current study was aimed at ascertaining the goiter prevalence by thyroid volumes, iodine status and thyroid functions in school-age children livi...

The patient is a 55-year-old female with a history of multinodular goiter. She was followed for several years for a dominant left-sided superior pole thyroid nodule. Several prior fine needle aspiration biopsies had been performed. All were consistent with the diagnosis of degenerative colloid nodule. Eventually she developed symptoms of intermittent choking and shortness of breath and presente...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the treatment outcomes in patients with toxic nodular goiter (TNG) that received radioiodine treatment (RAIT) and to determine the influence of age, gender, nodule size, I-131 dose, underlying etiology and antithyroid drugs on the outcomes of RAIT. METHODS Two hundred thirty three patients (mean 64±10 years old) with TNG that receiv...

The aim of the study is to assess clinical profile patients undergoing thyroidectomy and determine its association with FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology) histopathological report; compile a statistical data on percentage various malignancies benign conditions thyroid in thyroidectomy. This was prospective conducted rural tertiary care centre among Minimum sample size estimated be 110. Conv...