Carcinoma of the thyroid in Ga-Rankuwa Hospital, Pretoria.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the pattern of thyroid carcinoma diagnosed at Ga-Rankuwa Hospital over a ten-year period.


METHODS
A retrospective study.


METHODS
Ga-Rankuwa Hospital; a teaching hospital for the Medical University of Southern Africa.


METHODS
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.


CONCLUSIONS
All the histological subtypes of thyroid carcinoma do occur in our patient population.
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Ga-Rankuwa Hospital, Medunsa, South Africa.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*