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TITLE:

RATE OF OCCURRENCE OF THYROID INCIDENTALOMAS IN POPULATION OF KARACHI

AUTHORS:

Dr Abdul Ghaffar Arain, Dr Madiha Shoaib

ABSTRACT:

Objectives: The aim of this study is to find out the rate of occurrence of Thyroid Incidentalomas using Ultrasound and its relationship with the sex, age and ethnicity of the patients. Methodology: This was a transverse research work. A sum of total two hundred and sixty-nine adults present with asymptomatic thyroid disease having age of twenty years or more were the part of this research work. They underwent the examination through ultrasound for their thyroid. Results: The rate of occurrence of the Thyroid Incidentalomas was 21.0%. We detected the Thyroid Incidentalomas in 25.0% females and 16.0% male patients (P= 0.0780). Sixty-one percent patients were present with the Thyroid Nodules in single lobe and 39.0% patients were present with Thyroid Nodules in greater than one single site. Approximately 55.0% patients were present with single Thyroid Nodule and 45.0% patients were present with more than one Thyroid Nodules. Total 38.0% patients were present with the Thyroid Nodules above than one centimeter whereas 57.0% patients were present with Thyroid Nodules lower than one centimeter. Five percent were available with Thyroid Nodules smaller and greater than one centimeter. The rate of occurrence of Thyroid Incidentalomas was common in the participants from different ethnicities. Conclusion: The rate of occurrence of the Thyroid Incidentalomas discovered in this research work was much high as compared to many stated with iodine sufficiency. Opposite to many other research works, Thyroid Incidentalomas was similarly common in the patients of both gender. This was because of the iodine deficient status of Pakistan in past. There is a need of further research works for the identification of the right status of Thyroid Incidentalomas. KEY WORDS: Occurrence, Thyroid Incidentalomas, rate, methodology, centimeter, lobe, comparison, ultrasound.