ECE2008 Poster Presentations Thyroid (146 abstracts)
Some data about the epidemiology of thyroid cancer in Albania
Agron Ylli 2 , Zamira Ylli 3 , Entela Lamcaj 2 , Blertina Olldashi 2 , Medi Shehu 4 , Thanas Furreraj 1 , Gerond Husi 1 , Edmond Celiku 5 , Medi Agolli 5 , Arben Gjata 5 , Vladimir Titka 6 , Albert Nocka 6 & Agim Karaj 7
1Department of Endocrinology, UHC ‘MOTHER TERESA’ Tirana, Albania; 2Endocrinology Clinic Neo Style, Tirana, Albania; 3Department of Immunology, UHC ‘MOTHER TERESA’ Tirana, Albania; 4Department of Anatomy – Pathology, UHC ‘MOTHER TERESA’ Tirana, Albania; 5Department of Surgery, UHC ‘MOTHER TERESA’ Tirana, Albania; 6Department of Nuclear Medicine, UHC ‘MOTHER TERESA’ Tirana, Albania; 7Department of Oncology, UHC ‘MOTHER TERESA’ Tirana, Albania.
Introduction: Aim: the aim of our study was to give some data about the epidemiology of thyroid cancer in our country.
Material and methods: We studied patients diagnosed with thyroid cancer during January 1998–October 2007.
Results: We studied 179 patient from 13 to 80 years diagnosed with thyroid cancer during January 1998–October 2007. Median age at dignoses was: 46.2±14.7 years. According to the gender: females were 139 (77.5%); males 40 (22.5%); ratio F/M 3.4: 1. Distribution according to the type were: papillary 95 (52.9%) folliculary 58 (32.7%) medullary 8 (4.4%) anaplastic 13 (7.2%) lymphoma 3 (1.7%) other type 2 (1.1%). Pre surgical diagnosis were: multinodular goitre 93 (51.9%); cold nodule 69 (38.8%); hot nodule 6 (3.5%); Graves disease 2 (1.1%); thyroiditis chronic Hashimoto 1 (0.5%); suspect thyroid cancer 7 (4%); lymphoma 1 (0.5%). Distribution according to the years of the study: cytological evaluation were done in 53 cases (29.60%) and the results were: negative 9 (16.9%); suspicious 13 (24.6); malignant 31 (58.5%). Distribution of cases according to the years were: 1998 6 cases; 1999 13 cases; 2000 14 cases; 2001 14 cases; 2002 17 cases; 2003 16 cases; 2004 12 cases; 2005 25cases; 2006 36 cases; 2007 25 cases. Distribution according to the age group: 10–20 years old 7 cases 20–30 years old 18 cases; 31–40 years old 42 cases; 41–50 years old 37 cases; 51–60 years old 42 cases; >60 years old 33 cases.
Conclusions: Thyroid cancer in Albania like in all over the world is increasing. There is a female predominance 77.5% of thyroid cancer. Papillary type is the predominant form 52.9% but the folliculary type has a high prevalence 32.7%, may be these is related with iodine deficiency which predominate in our country. The most frequen presurgical diagnoses was multinodular goitre. In 2007, we had 4 new cases ages 13 years old.
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