The Prevalence and Progression of Different Thyroid Tumors among Patients Referred to Shahid Sadughi Hospital: ۹ Years Follow-Up Study

Objective: The study evaluated the prevalence and progression of different thyroid tumors in patients who referred to Shahid Sadoughi Hospital during ۲۰۰۵ to ۲۰۱۳, Yazd, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective follow-up study, cytopathological data of patients suffering from thyroid masses was collected during ۲۰۰۵-۲۰۱۳. Age and sex of patients were recorded. Results: Totally, ۲۰۵۵ patients were evaluated in this study. The patients were between ۲۱-۵۰ years old .Among the patients, pathological types identified were as follow: ۸۶.۸% goiter, ۵.۸% inflammatory lesions, ۳.۲% follicular lesions, ۳.۵%papillary carcinoma and ۰.۸% follicular neoplasm. Among ۲۰۵۵ patients, ۹۱.۷% were women and ۸% were men. The frequency of thyroid nodules was increased from ۲۰۰۳ to ۲۰۱۳ with steep slope. Conclusion: In total, regarding the current study, different kinds of thyroid tumors had growing trends in recent years and new plan and strategies are recommended to deal with this problem.

کلیدواژه ها:

Thyroid tumors ، Follicular neoplasm ، Papillary thyroid carcinoma ، Goiter ، Inflammatory lesions