Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Thyroid carcinomas are the most common endocrine carcinoma. The present study was conducted to detect incidence of papillary thyroid microcarcinomas in patients visiting department. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 126 cases of both genders reported to the department. Preoperative clinical diagnoses, FNAC diagnoses, operative procedure, and histopathological findings were recorded. Specimens were diagnosed based of histopathological examination. Results: Out of 126 patients, males were 52 and females were 74. Out of 126 specimens of thyroid carcinoma, 14 (11.2%) cases were of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma. Tumor was seen in left lobe in 7, right lobe in 4, bilateral in 2 and multifocal in 1. Treatment given was total thyroidectomy in 12, subtotal thyroidectomy in 1 and radioactive iodine (RAI) in 1 case. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: The incidence of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma was 11.2%.
Key words: Thyroid, Thyroidectomy, Papillary microcarcinoma

Corresponding Author: Dr. Dushyant Sharma, Associate professor, Department of Pathology, Shaikhul Hind Maulana Mahmood Hasan Medical College, Saharanpur, U.P., India

This article may be cited as: Upreti S, Sharma D. Assessment of cases of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas- A clinico- pathological study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2016;4(5):159-161.