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THE EVALUATION OF SHORT AND LONG-TERM QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING THYROIDECTOMY DUE TO BENIGN OR MALIGNANT
S Erkan1, T Avci1, R Gündoğdu1
1Baskent University School of Medicine, Adana Teaching and Research Center, Department of General Surgery, Adana.
Context:
In patients undergoing thyroidectomy for malignant disease, lower quality of life scores were observed in the early postoperative period compared to those undergoing thyroidectomy for benign causes.
Objective:
Thyroid gland diseases are commonly encountered in society. This study presents health-related quality of life differences in thyroidectomies performed for benign and malignant diseases and the factors affecting this.
Design:
Patients who underwent thyroidectomy for thyroid disease between January 2021 and January 2022 were evaluated prospectively.
Subjects And Methods:
The SF 36 questionnaire was applied and interpreted at the 1st and 6th months after thyroidectomy in patients over the age of 18 who did not have a history of previous thyroid surgery.
Results:
The study included a total of 228 patients. Among them, 171 (75%) were female (male/female: 57/171). Multinodular goiter in benign cases and papillary carcinoma in malignant cases were predominant (68.3% and 90.6%, respectively). SF-36 scores were found to be worse in the malignant group.
Conclusion:
In patients undergoing thyroidectomy for malignant disease, lower quality of life scores were observed in the early postoperative period compared to those undergoing thyroidectomy for benign causes.
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