Original article
English
A.M. Swalem , A. Basha , M. Ahmed, N.H. Sarma, K.M. Swalem
Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Al— Arab Medical University, Benghazi, G.S.P.L.A.J.
Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 17, No. 1-2. January/July l994:.65 -69
Abstract
An 11-year retrospective survey of 706 Thyroidectomy specimens in North — Eastern of part of Libya shows that there were 602 females and lo4malesgivinga sex ratio of 6 :1. 49.5% had simple goitre, 25.2% had adenoma, 10.33% had carcinoma, 5.8% had Grave’s disease, 4.5% had various types of thyroiditis. Simple goitre is the commonest cause of thyroid swelling. Incidence of thyroid carcinoma is higher than that reported from Europe and U.S.A.
Keywords: The Pattern of Thyroid Disease in North – Eastern Libya
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