Departments of Pathology, F.J. Medical College and K.E. Medical College, Lahore

Five years data of thyroid enlargements was collected from Pathology Departments of Fatima Jinnah Medical College and King Edward Medical College, Lahore. A total of 487 cases were collected, 441 were females and 46 were males i.e., 9:1 ratio. The age ranged from 12 years to 76 years. The commonest lesion found was multinodular goiter i.e. 38.3%. Follicular adenoma was seen in 100 cases (20.3%). Amongst 51 cases of thyroiditis, lymphocytic thyroiditis was seen in 23 cases (45.1%), which was commoner than Hashimoto`s thyroiditis (27.4%). Papillary carcinoma was found to have higher incidence (57.14%) than follicular carcinoma (33.3%).

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Keywords:

Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18.
Trisomy.
Goiter.
Universities.
Thyroid Diseases.
Education, Medical, Undergraduate.
Hospital Departments.
Schools, Medical.
Students, Medical.

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