Open AccessThyroid cancers amongst goiter population in a Nigerian tertiary hospital: surgical and radiographic perspective
Author(s) -
Ganiyu A. Rahman,
AY Abdulkadir,
Kolawole Thomas Braimoh,
A R K Inikori
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v19i4.61970
Subject(s) - medicine , goiter , thyroid cancer , thyroid , population , malignancy , thyroidectomy , incidence (geometry) , radiology , pathology , optics , physics , environmental health
Goiters are commonly benign, but cases of malignancy can develop. Thyroid cancer is known to be commoner in whites than in blacks and in females than in males. Bone metastasis is a common occurrence and may be the initial manifestation in a small subset. We hope to determine the incidence and the cervical radiographic patterns of thyroid cancer amongst goiter population in Nigeria.