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HERO ID
9825163
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Incidence rate of thyroid cancer in Neuquén (2001-2012)
Author(s)
Cohen Sabban, MA; Palmero, C; Bertrand, B; Aiello, A; Ghiglioni, A; Mac Donell, MC; Croci, C; Cabaeiro, P; Juvenal, GJ
Year
2014
Is Peer Reviewed?
0
Journal
Endocrinologia y Nutricion
ISSN:
1575-0922
EISSN:
1579-2021
Volume
61
Issue
9
Page Numbers
455-459
Language
English
PMID
25043100
DOI
10.1016/j.endonu.2014.04.005
Abstract
During the past decades, an increasing incidence of thyroid cancer (TC) has been reported worldwide. In Argentina there is no national cancer registry, and its incidence has therefore not been established. The aim of our study was to determine the incidence of TC in the province of Neuquén and to compare it to that reported in the literature. The medical records of 229 patients admitted over a period of 12 years (2001 to 2012) were used for data analysis. Tumor size, age, sex, and histological type were evaluated. The study period was divided into four three-year periods, and differences in each of these features were analyzed. We found an incidence of 4.72/100,000 inhabitants/year, and almost all patients had papillary TC. TC was five times more common in females as compared to males (7.78 and 1.55 respectively). Mean tumor size was 22.2 ± 1.1 mm. Tumor size was significantly greater in men (31.8 ± 3.7 mm) than in women (20.4 ± 1.0 mm). When grouped by three-year periods, a higher number of cases was found in the last one (47, 49, 49 and 84 respectively). As regards tumor distribution by size, there was a significant decrease in mean tumor size in the fourth period and an increase in the proportion of tumors <10mm. We report an increase in TC incidence in the Argentinean province of Neuquén which is similar to the overall increase reported in the international literature.
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