Open AccessSolitary thyroid nodule: the risk of cancer and the extent of surgical therapy
Author(s) -
GH Khairy
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v81i9.9221
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , thyroidectomy , thyroid , nodule (geology) , incidence (geometry) , surgery , thyroid cancer , thyroid nodules , frozen section procedure , general surgery , paleontology , physics , optics , biology
To study the incidence of thyroid malignancy in patients with solitary thyroid nodule presenting to surgical clinics and assessing the extent of the surgical therapy offered.