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  • Title: Carcinoma of the thyroid in Ga-Rankuwa Hospital, Pretoria.
    Author: Muthuphei MN.
    Journal: East Afr Med J; 1999 Dec; 76(12):700-2. PubMed ID: 10734544.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To determine the pattern of thyroid carcinoma diagnosed at Ga-Rankuwa Hospital over a ten-year period. DESIGN: A retrospective study. SETTINGS: Ga-Rankuwa Hospital; a teaching hospital for the Medical University of Southern Africa. SUBJECTS: Seventy one patients who were diagnosed as having carcinoma of the thyroid during the study period. RESULTS: The male to female ratio was 1:4.5. Papillary and follicular carcinoma constituted 42.3% and 40.9%, respectively. Anaplastic carcinoma constituted seven per cent and three cases of medullary carcinoma were seen. There were two cases of Hurthle cell carcinoma and two cases showed a mixed histology. CONCLUSION: All the histological subtypes of thyroid carcinoma do occur in our patient population.
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