甲狀腺의 臨床的 硏究 = Clincal Study on Thyroid Cancer

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Thyroid gland is the most frequent endocrine organ which requires operation in surgery department.
Among 95 patients whe were admitted for operation due to thyroid disease during 3.5years from Jul. 1. 1980 through Dec. 31. 1983 in the Department of Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, 18 patients were proven as thyroid cancer.
The results about cancer were as follows;
1. The sex ratio of male to female was 1:8.
2. Age distribution in female was 37.5% in 3rd decade and 43.8% in 4th decade.
3. In all patients, mass could be palpable, on the contrary in 78% of patients there w subjective symptom, only 2 patients had easy fatigability, 2 patients palpitation, I patient slight dyspnea.
4. About to the location, the ratio of right to the left was almost equal, in one case it located in the isthmus.
5. Thyroid function test was within normal limit only but one case.
6. 37 year old female patient had follicular cancer in the left lobe and papillary cancer in the right lobe.
7. As to the method of operation, lobectomy was performed in 7 cases, lobectomy and isthmectomy in 7 cases, subtotal thyroidectomy in 3 cases, total thyroidectomy in 1 case.
8. About to the pathological findings, papillary cancer was found in 9 cases, papillary-follicular cancer in 2 cases, follicular cancer in 6 cases.
9. As to the result, in 89% of patients, there was no complication, but one case had hoarseness.