Evaluation of the Relationship between Various Histopathological Types of Primary Malignant Thyroid Carcinoma and Blood Groups

Authors

  • Yadgar Aziz Abdullah Medical Laboratory Department, College of Health and Medical Technology, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Sulaimani city, Kurdistan, Iraq
  • Ali Hattem Hussein Nursing Department, College of Health and Medical Technology, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Sulaimani city, Kurdistan, Iraq

Abstract

Background: The ABO and Rh system have a great association to different kind of malignancy as mentioned in the literature. The data about prevalence of blood group with thyroid malignancies were limited in the literature; we aimed to record the relationship of different ABO and Rh blood groups with different malignant thyroid tumors. Methodology:  the demographics, ABO blood group, Rh factor, histopathological type of malignant thyroid tumors were recorded for each patient with malignant thyroid tumor (MTT); then we evaluated the association between different blood group types with different histopathological pattern. Results: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) was the most common MTT [n=46, (92%)], while all other types were uncommon, they were follicular thyroid carcinoma [(n=1) 2%], medullary thyroid carcinoma [(n=1) 2%], Hurthle cell carcinoma [(n=1) 2%] and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma [(n=1) 2%]., the blood group A with Rh positive was the most frequent [n= 17, (34%)], , the O+ve was [n=15 (30%)], B+ve [n=10 (20%)], while AB-ve [n=3 (6%)] while a small number was Rhesus negative. The A+ve blood group was the commonest blood group in PTC patients (34.8%), followed by O+ve (30.4%). Conclusion: Blood group A+ve is the most frequently reported among cases of papillary thyroid carcinoma, which is the most common MTT.

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