Thyroid cancer cases by geographical area
Thyroid pathology types Table 8 summarises the various thyroid pathology types. The majority of pathology types were benign MNG (45.3%) and other pathology (16.9%).
Figure 9 shows the geographical area where thyroid case patients resided by LGA across the NSLHD. Table 10 provides a breakdown of patients by LHD and interstate.
Thyroid pathology type
%
n
Benign MNG
417
45.3
Other pathology
156
16.9
Sub-acute thyroiditis
57
6.2
Follicular adenoma
54
5.9
Diffuse hyperplasia (graves)
47
5.1
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
44
4.8
Residual thyroid - non carcinoma
22
2.4
Hurthle cell adenoma
20
2.2
Single colloid nodule
20
2.2
Simple cyst
7
0.8
Uncertain malignant potential
1
0.1
Unknown
1
0.1
Table 8. Thyroid pathology type summary
Thyroid cancer pathology types
Table 9 summarises the various thyroid cancer pathology types. The most common pathology was papillary carcinoma (28.3%).
Thyroid cancer pathology type
%
n
Papillary carcinoma
261
28.3
Follicular carcinoma
28
3.0
Hurthle cell carcinoma
12
1.3
Medullary carcinoma
11
1.2
Poorly differentiated carcinoma
6
0.7
Lymphoma
2
0.2
Other
2
0.2
Table 9. Thyroid cancer pathology type summary
Figure 9. Geographical distribution of thyroid cancer patients in the NSLHD LGAs
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