Histopathological Spectrum of Thyroidectomy Specimens and Clinicopathological Characteristics of Thyroid Malignancy in Mogadishu, Somalia: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
Mohamed Serar Yusuf, Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, Rahma Mohamed Ali, Abdkerem Abdulahi Abdi · 2026
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Mohamed Serar Yusuf and three co-authors reviewed thyroid surgery specimens from Mogadishu, Somalia, in a 2026 study. Thyroid cancer is rising worldwide, yet pathology data from Somalia were nearly absent. The team re-examined 438 removed thyroids reported at a referral laboratory between 2022 and 2025, classing each as benign, borderline, or malignant by World Health Organization rules.
Ninety percent of patients were women, with a median age of 37. Benign goiters dominated, at 366 specimens. Sixty-four were malignant, 14.6 percent overall, and papillary carcinoma made up fifty of them. The malignant share peaked in patients aged thirty or younger, at 22 percent, and did not differ by sex. The authors call for stronger lab capacity, pre-surgery needle sampling, and cancer tracking.
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| CREATOR | Mohamed Serar Yusuf, Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, Rahma Mohamed Ali, Abdkerem Abdulahi Abdi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |