Introduction: Goitre is endemic in many parts of Sri Lanka. Universal iodination salt was commenced Lanka 1995 as a measure to reduce the prevalence. This study designed identify pattern thyroid pathology reported during period 14 years from 2002 2015 Pathology Unit serving population goitre area Lanka.Methods: descriptive cross-sectional included all thyroidectomy specimens histologically asse...

BACKGROUND The incidence and potential risk factors for the recurrence of benign nodular goitre after unilateral thyroidectomy are not clearly defined. The aim of this study was to assess the rate of progression of nodular goitre in the contralateral thyroid lobe and of hypothyroidism requiring replacement therapy after unilateral thyroid lobectomy for benign nodular goitre. PATIENTS AND METH...

Objective: The objectives were to evaluate fine needle aspiration cytology results of 39 pediatric patients, and the pathologies that cause childhood thyroid nodules, and to review the literature on the subject. Material and Method: Thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology results of 39 pediatric patients were retrospectively reviewed. Associated diseases, thyroid functions, anti-thyroid antibod...

BACKGROUND Some of the thyroid disorders (TD) and Myasthenia gravis (MG) are autoimmune related disease. The purpose of the study to evaluate the relationship of MG with all morphological and functional thyroid disorders. METHODS We constructed a population-based cohort study during the period from January 2000-December 2002 by using reimbursement data from the Bureau National Health Insuranc...

A girl who had a nontoxic diffuse goiter with a congenital organification defect of iodide was first seen at the age of 8 years, and since then she has been followed up for a long period. The nodularity of the thyroid gland had gradually progressed, because of intermittent failure of ingestion of thyroid hormone preparation which was followed by excess TSH secretion. 18 years later, a nodular g...

We examined 812 subjects with a history of radiation to the head for the treatment of scalp worm infestation in during childhood. 36% of the subjects had goiters grades IA and II3. Another 134 subjects ( 17%) were found to have thyroid nodularity, 85 of whom bad solitary cold nodules. 43 patients whith either a solitary cold nodule or a multinodular goiter with a priominent cold nodule were ope...

Department of Surgery, Katuri Medical College and Hospital, Guntur-5222019, Andhra Pradesh, India. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT Krishna river flows over a distance of more than 700 (seven hundred) kms covering three states i.e.; Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Thus the water content ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to investigate thyroid diseases and the prevalence of goiter by ultrasonography (US) in a moderately iodine deficient area. MATERIAL-METHODS The MELEN Study is a prospective cohort study on the prevalence of thyroid diseases in Turkish adults. A total of 2233 subjects with a mean age of 50 (age range 18 to 92) were submitted to study. Thyroid US was performe...

In hyperthyroidism three major treatment modalities are currently available: antithyroid drugs, radioiodine and surgery, each of which presents advantages and restrictions (Surk et al.,1990). RAIT is considered as the most comfortable and economical approach of hyperthyroidism treatment caused by Graves ́ disease or toxic nodular goiter. Such treatment is indicated in patients with/or without fu...