Journal of Thyroid Disorders & Therapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-7948
ISSN: 2167-7948
Herrera-Chaparro Jorge
Colombia
Review Article
Thyroid Cancer – South American Experience
Author(s): Vargas-Uricoechea Hernando
Vargas-Uricoechea Hernando
Thyroid cancer comprises a broad spectrum of diseases with variable prognoses. The diagnosis of thyroid cancer usually follows the identification of a thyroid nodule on physical examination or as an incidental finding on diagnostic imaging performed for other reasons. It is considered the most frequent endocrine cancer, and its incidence has been growing steadily during the past three decades around the world. This trend is a constant in every continent except for Africa. Thyroid cancer is the fifth most common malignancy among women and its incidence has only declined in a few countries. The incidence of thyroid cancer may be substantially different around the world, and the potential causes are related to racial, ethnic and geographical differences or to environmental differences such as excessive or deficient iodine, in addition to radiation exposure. Thyroid cancer is the sixteent.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-7948.1000182