Group

Male

Female

Total

Benign thyroid swellings:

§ M.N.G (nodular hyperplasia)

§ Diffuse hyperplasia

§ M.N.G with Macrofollicular adenoma

§ Hurthle cell adenoma

4

2

1

1

-

30

11

8

6

4

34 (81%)

14 (33.4%)

9 (21.4%)

7 (16.7%)

4 (9.5%)

Thyroid malignancies:

§ Papillary carcinoma

§ Medullary carcinoma

§ Anaplastic carcinoma

2

-

2

-

6

4

-

2

8 (19%)

4 (9.5%)

2 (4.8%)

2 (4.8%)

Total:

6 (14.2%)

36 (85.7%)

42 (100%)