Prognostic Values of Thyroid Tumours

Authors

  • Suzana Manxhuka-Kerliu Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina
  • Emine Devolli-Disha Institute of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina
  • Arsim Gerxhaliu Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina
  • Halil Ahmetaj Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina
  • Arijeta Baruti Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina
  • Sadushe Loxha Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina
  • Hajdin Thaqi Head & Neck Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2009.2829

Keywords:

thyroid, thyroid tumours, histopathology, prognostic values

Abstract

Thyroid cancer accounts for approximately 1% of total cancer cases in developed countries. The aim of this study has been to analyze the histopathological variants of thyroid tumours with regard to gender and age. Despite their relative rarity in our material, they exhibit a wide range of morphological patterns and biological behaviour

During the period from 2001-2007, 138 biopsy cases of thyroid tumours, which were fixed in buffered neutral formalin and embedded in paraffin, have been reviewed. Tissue sections ^m thick) were cut and stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E).

Follicular adenomas have been found in 39, 1% of cases, thyroid carcinomas in 60, 12%, whereas thyroid secondary carcinomas have been found in 0, 72% of cases. As far as histological variants of thyroid carcinomas are concerned, most frequently found were papillary carcinomas in 39,85% of cases; followed by follicular carcinomas in 9,42% of cases; follicular variants of papillary carcinomas in 5,79% of cases; medullary carcinomas in 3,62% of cases, while anaplastic and Hurthle cell carcinomas have been found in 0,72% of cases each. All histological variants of thyroid tumours occurred more frequently in women than in men. Papillary carcinoma has been found in 80% of female cases. Thyroid tumours in our material mainly occurred in the third, the fourth and the fifth decade of life.

Our data indicate that apart from the fact that papillary carcinomas, well differentiated, and characterised by relatively good prognosis, were most frequent variants, certain morphological variants of it were associated with poor prognosis.

Prognostic Values of Thyroid Tumours

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20-05-2009

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Prognostic Values of Thyroid Tumours. Biomol Biomed [Internet]. 2009 May 20 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];9(2):111-9. Available from: https://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/2829