THE EVALUATION OF SHORT AND LONG-TERM QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING THYROIDECTOMY DUE TO BENIGN OR MALIGNANT DISEASES.

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 1 and 6 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.