Aspectos clínicos e histopatologicos em tireoidectomias analisadas no serviço de patologia do HU-UFS

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to delineate clinical and histopathological features of thyroidectomies submitted to analysis in Anatomic Pathology Department at University Hospital In Federal University of Sergipe. Methods: This is a retrospective and descriptive study of thyroidectomy specimens diagnosed over a period of five years. Results: 117 patients submitted to thyroidectomy were selected from Pathology files, mostly females (93,75%) with an average age of 47,13 yars. Benign lesions were detected in 68,4% of cases and Nodular Goiter was a frequente finding, observed in 101/117 patients (86,32%). Most patients disclosed normal thyroid function, no signs of neck lump at palpation and no compression related symptons. Papillary Carcinoma was detected in 30,7% of cases. Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis was a concomitant finding in 19,4% of Papillary Carcinoma cases. A previous diagnosis of malignancy by fine needle aspiration cytology could not be achieved in many cases. Cytology were more prone to disclose malignancy in tumors greater than 5,0 mm.