Table 3 Postoperative histopathological diagnosis and associated complications
| Diagnosis | No. | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Benign | 3919 | 70.50 |
| Multinodular goitre | 3124 | 56.20 |
| Toxic | 382 | 6.87 |
| Non-toxic | 2766 | 49.76 |
| Graves’ disease | 157 | 2.82 |
| Hashimoto’s disease | 402 | 7.23 |
| Subacute thyroiditis | 85 | 1.53 |
| Follicular adenoma | 107 | 1.92 |
| Malignant | 1640 | 29.50 |
| Papillary thyroid carcinoma | 1336 | 24.03 |
| Microcarcinoma | 601 | 10.81 |
| With Hashimoto’s disease | 297 | 5.34 |
| With Graves’ disease | 43 | 0.77 |
| Follicular carcinoma | 130 | 2.34 |
| Medullary carcinoma | 65 | 1.17 |
| Anaplastic carcinoma | 4 | 0.07 |
| Other | 104 | 1.87 |
| Total | 5559 | 100 |