Burhan Eddin Nasani
Conference 2023 Presentation
Project title
Prevalence of Lymphocytic Thyroiditis in Surgical Thyroid Specimens in Syrian Patients
Authors and Affiliations
Raydah Alkhani1, Burhan Eddin Nasani2, Huda Nasani3
1. Professor of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria
2. Graduate, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria
3. ENT Resident doctor, Red Crescent Hospital, Damascus, Syria
Abstract
Background
Lymphocytic (Hashimoto) thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease that leads to hypothyroidism and mainly targets middle aged women. It presents usually as a diffused goiter, but it can be associated with other lesions and sometimes malignancies.
Methods
A retrospective cross-sectional study, including a series of 280 surgical specimens of total
thyroidectomy, subtotal thyroidectomy and lobectomy performed for goiter or a thyroid nodule, received in a histopathological lab in Damascus.
Results
We found 63 cases of Lymphocytic thyroiditis (22.5%); 55 females (87%; mean age 43.8ys) and 8 males (12%; mean age 47.3ys).
Conclusions
Lymphocytic thyroiditis is a common finding in the studied thyroid specimens in our series,
much more common in females. Follicular adenoma was the most observed associated lesion.
Hashimoto thyroiditis was commonly associated with papillary carcinomas in females in our series.