Introduction: Goitre is endemic in many parts of Sri Lanka. Universal iodination salt was commenced Lanka 1995 as a measure to reduce the prevalence. This study designed identify pattern thyroid pathology reported during period 14 years from 2002 2015 Pathology Unit serving population goitre area Lanka.Methods: descriptive cross-sectional included all thyroidectomy specimens histologically asse...

Abstract AIMS To understand the clinico-radiological and histopathological features, treatment strategies outcomes of patients with thyroid cancer metastasis to pituitary fossa. METHOD A 71-year-old man presented a few months’ history headaches, blurred vision, diplopia right sided ptosis. MRI head revealed 2.5cm fossa lesion distorting optic chiasm cavernous sinus invasion. It also showed fron...

Tubercular involvement of the thyroid gland is a rare entity. Tuberculosis of thyroid gland can present as cold abscess, multinodular goitre, acute abscess or generalized goitre. Clinically, these patients can be euthyroid, hypothyroid or hyperthyroid. Diagnosis is made by fine needle aspiration and demonstration of acid fast bacilli. Here, we report the case of a 46-year-old male who presented...

A 32-year-old Indian woman presented with swelling in the anterior part of the neck for the last 3 years. Clinical and radiological examination and fine needle aspiration cytology suggested the diagnosis of multinodular goitre. A subtotal thyroidectomy was performed by the surgeon and the specimen was submitted for the final diagnosis. Histological examination of the specimen revealed multiple ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that worldwide 2 billion people, including 285 million school-age children, still have iodine deficiency despite major national and international efforts to increase iodine intake, primarily through the voluntary or mandatory iodization of salt. Iodine deficiency has substantial effects on growth and development and is the most common cause of preve...

The distribution of mortality from thyrotoxicosis among women in England and Wales during 1968-78 correlates with the previous prevalence of endemic goitre. Mortality from the disease rose to a peak in the decade 1931-40 and then declined. This peak affected all age groups and can be attributed to the high fatality from surgery before the introduction of preoperative iodine to prevent thyroid c...