Understanding Malignancies of the Thyroid Gland: Institutional Experience

AbstractTo study the epidemiological, pathological characters and determine survival in patients diagnosed of having thyroid gland malignancies. Retrospective chart review of patients having thyroid gland malignancies, which were managed by the two senior authors at our tertiary care institute from January 2000 to December 2006, were performed and evaluated in terms of various clinical, operative and histological parameters. Patients in which follow up of at least 10  years are available were included in the study. Survival was enquired telephonically in those patients who got cured and did not consent to come for follow up. Slides were reviewed. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS statistical software. Kaplan–Meier method was used for calculating surviv al. A total of 182 patients...

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