Remarks on clinical characteristics in 32 differentiated thyroid carcinoma patients treated at Hospital K from October 2002 to May 2003
- Author:
Nguyen Tai Dung
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
thyroid carcinoma
- MeSH:
Thyroid Neoplasms;
Diagnosis;
Therapeutics
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;510(4):88-90
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Study on 32 differentiated thyroid carcinoma patients treated at Hospital K from October 2002 to May 2003. Results: thyroid carcinoma often occurred in young people, group of 31-50 years old accounted for more than 50% of patients, more common in female than male. The initial common symptoms are thyroidal tumor and cervical nodes. The rate of hospital admission after onsets 1-2 years was 62.5%. The rate of cervical nodes can be clinically discovered was 62%. Carotid nodes were common and nodal metastases commonly occurred in papillary carcinoma. Histological diagnosis showed that papillary carcinoma accounted for 81.25% and follicular carcinoma was 18.75%. Surgical treatments were commonly total thyrodectomy in combination with radiotherapy.
