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I Nyaruhirira

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[Histopathological findings: (apropos of 395 thyroidectomies in Burundi)].

Analysis of 395 thyroidectomies, in a tropical region of endemic goiter and in a Hospital Department without any mean of investigation of thyroid gland, led to the establishment of the following facts: Prevalence of female sex is clear (72.1 p.c.). Thyrotoxicosis appears to be infrequent (1.5 p.c.). Cancer of thyroid strikes 7.8 p.c. of the operated patients. Operative morbidity is 3 p.c. Lesions of the recurrent laryngeal nerve have been observed in 3.8 p.c. of the patients. Then these results are examined in light of the date of known publications.

Adolescent↗

Primary mediastinal tumors.

Primary mediastinal tumours (PMT) are rare, they include many different histological types, but lymphomas, thymomas and neurological tumours make up most of these tumours. Their symptomatology is often poor and they are in many cases discovered by routine thoracic radiography. Diagnosis mainly relies on medical imagery and on biopsy by mediastinoscopy or by CT-Scan controlled needle puncture. The treatment depends on the histological type (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery). Median sternotomy is preferred to tackle anterior and middle mediastinum PMT, since it offers a large operative field and is more comfortable for the patient than classic thoracotomy, which will be reserved to tackle posterior mediastinum PMT.

Combined Modality Therapy↗