MALIGNANCY IN MULTINODULAR GOITER-POST THYROIDECTOMY: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Objective: To find out the frequency and types of malignancy in patients treated surgically for nontoxicmultinodular goiter its correlation different age groups gender.
 Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
 Place Duration Study: Department ENT, Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from Dec 2018 toDec 2019.
 Methodology: A total 116 operated nontoxic multinodular were included study.Demographic details along with pre-op Ultrasonography findings, Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology, thyroidfunction test results post-op histopathological reports thyroid specimen entered on pre-designed proforma. Results analyzed using Statistical Package Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 22.
 Results: Age ranges 19 to 70 years (mean 43.51 years). Out cases goiter,37 (31.8%) had malignant lesions (13 males, 24 females). Papillary carcinoma (45.9%) wasthe commonest followed by a follicular variant papillary (24.3%). The most common group malignancies was 49-58 years.
 Conclusion: Malignant Thyroid cancers showed female preponderance group49-58 years. tumor. Radical surgery is recommended surgical management option Multinodular goiter.