King Saud University
Thyroid cancer is the second most common tumor among women, and the incidence rate reaches about 10%. The first symposium of thyroid tumors was launched at King Saud University yesterday morning, Saturday, in the main hall of the College of Medicine in the first floor. And King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, and some very difficult medical cases that need to hear multiple opinions from all disciplines.
Dr. Musallam Al-Saadi, Vice Dean of the College of Medicine for Academic Affairs, said in a speech he gave during the opening of the symposium that very important topics were chosen to be the focus of discussion, and he praised the distinguished attendance that it enjoys and wished that the workshops and scientific discussions would be beneficial and beneficial. In advance, he thanked everyone who contributed to preparing and organizing this symposium.
Dr. Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Saif, a professor at the College of Medicine and a consultant in breast and endocrine surgery, stated that the symposium was one of the distinguished symposiums, as all specialists and concerned with the topic of thyroid tumors from various surgical and internal specialties were invited, as well as radiologists. During the arrangement to hold it, I was keen to diversify the participants, as well as the scientific program was carefully chosen so that we try to approach everything related to the topic of thyroid tumors, especially as it is one of the frequently seen diseases. Dr. Al-Saif praised the efforts made in the university hospitals of King Saud University in this specialization specifically, as this disease has become an urgent need for a specialized center through which we can Providing services, and Dr. Al-Saif added that thyroid cancer is the second most common tumor in women after breast cancer, and infection rates reach about 10 percent of cancer cases. He added that according to the National Oncology Registry in the Kingdom, which is a registry that counts and records all cases of tumors in the Kingdom, cancer The thyroid gland affects about 6 people out of every 100 a Wrap and ages range between 25 and 40. This is for women. As for men, when it strikes a man it is more fierce and affects a man for every four women, and it affects men between the ages of 45 to 50 years.
Dr. Al-Saif assured that thyroid cancer is one of the tumors in which the cure rate is very high if it is treated in the correct way and diagnosed early, and he said that the treatment is summarized in early diagnosis and early surgical treatment, then radioiodine treatment and follow-up after that.
Dr. Anwar Ali Al-Jamah, assistant professor and consultant in endocrine diseases and thyroid tumors, stated that the hormonal state of the thyroid gland is divided into three sections: first, hyperthyroidism, secondly, laziness of the thyroid gland, and third, the state of balance in activity, and as for thyroid tumors, it is divided into two parts: benign tumors and tumors Malignant. She is the subject of this symposium where she talks about malignant tumors exclusively in the thyroid gland. It is one of the most prevalent tumors in the region and women more than men, but the severity of the disease is more for men. He added that King Khalid University Hospital at King Saud University is considered one of the leading hospitals in many specialties, whether in research or treatment. Dr. Anwar stressed the importance of early detection and treatment of the gland tumor Thyroidism, as neglecting treatment may cause the spread of the tumor and the spread of the tumor most often it goes to the lungs, and there may be some cases where the disease has spread in the brain and there are cases in the bones, and he said that these cases are usually not severe, but praise be to God there are treatment methods to combat and control this disease Even in the later stages.
It is noteworthy that among the speakers are Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Naeem from King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh and Dr. Saad Al-Shehri from King Abdulaziz City in the National Guard in Riyadh.
