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| Sudan Medical Specialization Board | OTHER_GOV |
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To determine the incidence of thyroid cancer in patients with long standing goitres presenting for surgery.
This is a prospective cohort study The objective is to determine the incidence of cancer in patients with long standing goitres( more than 10 years ) who present for surgery in Khartoum Teaching Hopspital - Sudan.
Introduction: goitre is endemic in Sudan with prevalence ranging between 5-42% in different regions of the country. Patients are referred for surgery only if they develop pressure symptoms.
The incidence of thyroid carcinoma is high in endemic goitrous areas. Determining the risk of cancer in patient with long standing goitres may help in early early referral and early surgical intervention.
Methods: This is prospective cohort study including 160 patients with long standing goitrers of 10 years or more who presented from March 2017 to September 2017 to Khartoum Teaching Hospital-Sudan
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Patients with goitres 10 years or more | Patients with long standing multinodular goitres of 10years or more presenting to surgical unit in Khartoum Teaching Hospital -Sudan. Checking incidence of malignancy in this group. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Histopathology | Diagnostic Test | Thyroidectomy for patients and histological examination of specimen to determine incidence of malignancy. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Rate of malignancy | Rate of malignancy in resected goitre specimens | March 2017-September 2018 |
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Patients with long standing goitres presenting for surgery in Khartoum Teaching Hospital March 2017-September 2018
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Mohamed Elmakki Abdella, MS,FRCSI | University of Khartoum -Faculty of Medicine | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Faculty of Medicine University of Khartoum | Khartoum | 11111 | Sudan |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006042 | Goiter |
| ID | Term |
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| D013959 | Thyroid Diseases |
| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |
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Resected goitres for histopathology