Prevalence and Etiology of Goiter in Iraq

Demarchi, M.; Al-Hindawi, A.; Abdulnabi, M.; El-Din, H. Taj

doi:10.1093/ajcn/22.12.1660

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“…Iraq, is an endemic goiter country, the condition; partially at least is due to lack of iodine in food and water (11,12) . The iodine content of the water from Tigris river in the affected area is low (10) .…”

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The Frequency of Malignancy in Nodular Thyroid Disease

2019

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The thyroid nodules occur quite frequent but, thyroid carcinoma is a relatively infrequent malignancy. Thyroid carcinoma is generally regarded as a condition of modest oncologic importance because it accounts for less than 0.5% of cancer deaths (less than 2% of all cancers). A sample of 196 patients with nodular thyroid enlargements who underwent thyroidectomies were included in this cross-sectional study. The diagnosis of thyroid carcinoma was confirmed in 18(9.2%) patients in this series. Most of the patients were presented with benign goiters, mainly nontoxic multinodular goiter. Cervical lymphadenopathy was present in 4(22.2%) at presentation. In ten patients out of the 18 patients (55.5%) diagnosed with carcinoma, it was possible to make a correct diagnosis of thyroid carcinoma before and at operation time. While in the remaining eight patients (44.5%) the diagnosis of carcinoma was made at a histopathological examination of the surgical specimens. In conclusion goiter affect female more than male. Nodular colloid goiter was the main pathology. Thyroid carcinoma reported in 9.18% of the sample with goiters. Papillary carcinoma was the commonest histopathological type among patients with carcinomas.

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The Frequency of Malignancy in Nodular Thyroid Disease

2019

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“…It has been shown by Caughey & Follis (1965) and Demarchi et al (1969) that the condition is due to lack of iodine in food and water.…”

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Thyroid nodules in Iraq

Al-Hashimi

1972

Postgraduate Medical Journal

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SummaryTwo groups of patients with solitary thyroid nodules have been analysed. One hundred patients of the first group under 20 years of age were managed conservatively with supplementary doses of thyroxin. Three hundred and thirty patients of the second group over the age of 20 were treated surgically.Seventeen percent of the first group had complete resolution of the thyroid nodule. The majority (eightythree patients) needed exploration for a residual lesion.In the two groups, adenomatous goitre constituted the most frequent pathological finding. True adenoma was the next in frequency.Malignant nodules were found in ten cases (3.0%°) of the second group; none was found in the first group. The overall incidence of carcinoma in solitary thyroid nodules in this study was 2 3°/.

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Medical Geology in the Middle East

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2010

Medical Geology

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Prevalence and Etiology of Goiter in Iraq

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The Frequency of Malignancy in Nodular Thyroid Disease

The Frequency of Malignancy in Nodular Thyroid Disease

Thyroid nodules in Iraq

Medical Geology in the Middle East

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