Hansen O E
S Afr Med J. 1982 Nov 27;62(23):851-2.
Three hundred and sixty consecutive patients with thyroid swellings were investigated and operated on at Ga-Rankuwa Hospital, Pretoria. Patients were referred from 34 homeland hospitals and from Caprivi, making this series a reasonable reflection of thyroid disease in Blacks. A noteworthy increase in the incidence of malignant thyroid tumours becomes evident when the series is compared with those in previously relevant publications. A more radical surgical approach is defended in the light of current neoconservatism.
在比勒陀利亚的加兰夸医院，对360例连续的甲状腺肿大患者进行了调查并实施了手术。患者来自34所本土医院及卡普里维地区，这使得该系列病例能合理反映黑人中的甲状腺疾病情况。与之前相关出版物中的系列病例相比，甲状腺恶性肿瘤的发病率有显著增加。鉴于当前的新保守主义观点，主张采取更激进的手术方法。
