作者
L Leenhardt, MO Bernier, MH Boin-Pineau, B Conte Devolx, R Marechaud, P Niccoli-Sire, M Nocaudie, J Orgiazzi, M Schlumberger, JL Wémeau, L Cherie-Challine, F De Vathaire
发表日期
2004/2
期刊
European journal of endocrinology
卷号
150
期号
2
页码范围
133-139
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
Objective
To analyse trends in diagnostic practices of thyroid diseases and to relate them to the increase in thyroid cancer incidence in France over time.
Design
From 1980 to 2000, a French retrospective multicentric (three endocrinology and three nuclear medicine centres) study of thyroid diseases was conducted on 20 consecutive unselected patients' records, sampled every 5 years in each centre.
Methods
Characteristics of the population and diagnosis procedures (thyroid ultrasonography (US), radionuclide scan, cytology and hormonal measurements) were described over time. Changing trends in operated patients and in cancer prevalence were analysed as well as the impact of practices on cancer incidence.
Results
The study included 471 patients (82% female, mean age 46.7, range 9-84 years), referred for nodular thyroid …
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