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Graves' disease, with and without nodules, and the risk of thyroid carcinoma
- Source :
- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 122:291-295
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2007.
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Abstract
- Objective:Thyroid nodules are frequently present in Graves' disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of thyroid carcinoma in Graves' disease patients, with and without ultrasonographically identified nodules, who subsequently underwent surgical treatment.Design:The study group included 150 consecutive patients with diagnosed Graves' disease who subsequently underwent surgery.Subjects:The patients were divided into two groups according to whether the pre-operative ultrasound scan showed diffuse parenchyma (group one; n = 70) or nodules (group two; n = 80).Results:Of the 150 patients, 18 (12 per cent) were found to have papillary thyroid carcinoma. Papillary carcinoma was found in seven patients (10 per cent) in group one and in 11 patients (1.7 per cent) in group two. After evaluating the overall groups, the incidence of carcinoma in the parenchyma outside a nodule was 67 per cent, whereas the incidence of carcinoma in a nodule was 33 per cent.Conclusion:Carcinoma can occur in Graves' disease patients without nodules, and the absence of nodules on ultrasonographic examination does not reduce the risk of malignancy.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Thyroid nodules
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Graves' disease
Thyroid carcinoma
Predictive Value of Tests
Risk Factors
Carcinoma
medicine
Humans
Thyroid Neoplasms
Thyroid Nodule
Risk factor
Retrospective Studies
Ultrasonography
business.industry
Thyroid
Retrospective cohort study
Nodule (medicine)
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Carcinoma, Papillary
Graves Disease
Surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
Otorhinolaryngology
Female
Radiology
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17485460 and 00222151
- Volume :
- 122
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c0a7719c29874bce7cef62176e8b0ad7