title: Carcinoma of the thyroid at Harare histopathology laboratory (Zimbabwe).
abstract: The carcinoma of the thyroid gland seen at Harare Histopathology Laboratory (Zimbabwe) has been reviewed and analysed. There was a male to female ratio of 1:4. The commonest histological type of tumour was follicular carcinoma (70%). There were equal numbers of papillary and anaplastic types (14% each). Only two cases of medullary carcinoma were found, one of these being in a twelve-year-old female patient. The finding of a high occurance of follicular carcinoma is consistent with Zimbabwe being a country where endemic goitre is common.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, University of Zimbabwe Medical School, Avondale, Harare.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Nkanza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D015030:Zimbabwe / Q000453:epidemiology