Table 4.
Authors | Number [T/P (%)] | Nodular goiter | Thyroiditis | Adenoma | Carcinoma | Graves’ |
Sidhu and Campbell (2000), Australia | 26/65 (40.0%) | 17 (26.2%) | 3 (4.6%) | 3 (4.6%) | 3 (4.6%) | |
Bentrem et al.(2002), USA | 103/580 (17.8%) | 49 (8.4%) | 8 (1.4%) | 31 (5.3%) | 12 (2.1%) | |
Kosem et al.(2004), Turkey | 43/51 (84.3%) | 24 (47.0%) | 9 (17.6%) | 2 (3.9%) | 9 (17.6%) | |
Masatsugu et al.(2005), Japan | 61/110 (55.4%) | 20 (18.2%) | 12 (10.9%) | 7 (6.4%) | 20 (18.2%) | 2 (1.8%) |
Present series | 22/52 (42.3%) | 17 (32.7%) | 2 (3.8%) | 2 (3.8%) | 1 (1.9%) |
T: Thyroid diseases; P: Hyperparathyroidism