Abstract

To compare clinicopathological characteristics of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma in association with the presence or absence of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis in tertiary care hospital who underwent thyroidectomy. Material and Method: This was a cross sectional retrospective study carried out by the Department of pathology, NAMO Medical Institute of Medical Science, Silvassa. In the present study, histopathological record of patients who underwent for total thyroidectomy were reviewed NAMO Medical Institute of Medical Science, Shree Vinoba Bhave Hospital, Silvassa, during the period of December 2019- December 2022. Total 20 cases of thyroidectomy specimen with papillary carcinoma were included in the present study. Following variables were taken in the present study: Age and gender of patient, presence of chronic lymphocytic thyroditis, type of thyroid malignancy, tumor size and lymph node metastasis. The cancer other than papillary carcinoma and benign thyroid lesion were not included in the present study.

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