Thyroid Cancer

Thyroid cancer is most common endocrine malignancy
Prevalence is 3.7/100000

• Women are more affected then men (3:1)

• Most common age group is 50 years

• 90% presents as solitary thyroid nodule

• 5 % of all solitary thyroid nodules are malignant.

• Well differentiated thyroid malignancy are common and have excellent

• prognosis & survival around 90 % Over 10 years.

• FNAC which is used to confirm diagnosis has 70 to 90% sensitivity &

• cannot differentiate between certain benign and malignant disease

• where diagnostic lobectomy becomes necessary.

• Early sign include swelling in neck

• Change of voice,difficulty in swallowing or

• Breathlessness are features of advance disease.

• Surgery remains the mainstay of treatment.

Early diagnosis and prompt treatment are key to good survival for these curable diseases