Increased incidence of differentiated thyroid carcinoma and detection of subclinical disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent reports from North America and Europe have documented an annual increase in the incidence of differentiated thyroid carcinoma. We sought to investigate the relation between rates of detection, tumour size, age and sex.

Methods

Using the Ontario Cancer Registry, we identified 7422 cases of differentiated thyroid carcinoma diagnosed from Jan. 1, 1990, to Dec. 31, 2001. We obtained pathology reports for a random 10% of the 7422 patients for each year of the study period. The sample represented all Cancer Care Ontario regions. We compared the size of the patients' tumours by year, sex and age.

Results

As expected, the incidence of differentiated thyroid carcinoma increased over the 12-year period. A significantly higher number of small (< or = 2 cm), non

SUBMITTER: Kent WD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2072986 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature