Incidental thyroid cancer in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy for benign disease

Incidental Thyroid Carcinoma in Benign Thyroid Disease: A Cohort Study

“…The worldwide prevalence of ITC is about 10 to 20% according to the literature. 3,4 Issues and concerns regarding ITC has not been adequately addressed in the literature. Neighbouring India had recorded a prevalence of 20.3%.…”

“….2 Current literature reports an incidence of ITC varying between 10 to 20%. 3,4 The prevalence of goiter in Sri Lanka is about 6.8%. 5 A previous study at the same unit which included patients with AIT had shown an incidence of ITC as 8.8%.…”