Frequency of Malignancy in Multinodular Goiter in a Tertiary Level Hospital in Bangladesh

Objectives: To determine the frequency of thyroid malignancy in clinically or zoographically multinodular goiter in patients undergoing thyroidectomy in Cumilla Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out at the department of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery of Cumilla Medical College Hospital during the period from January 2016 to January 2019. This study includes all patients admitted and undergoing surgery with multinodular goiter. Results: Out of 146 patients 118 patients were female and 28 patients were male with female male ratio is 4.2:1. Out of 146 patients 13 patients were found histologically thyroid malignancy. Among them 8 patients were male and 5 patients were female. Papillary carcinoma was found in all cases.