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Thyroid cancer associated with adenomatous goiter: an analysis of the incidence and clinical factors. 1997

H Yamashita, and S Noguchi, and S Watanabe, and S Uchino, and H Kawamoto, and M Toda, and N Murakami, and I Nakayama, and H Yamashita
Noguchi Thyroid Clinic and Hospital Foundation, Oita, Japan.

We evaluated the incidence of thyroid cancer in patients with adenomatous goiter and investigated the clinical factors distinguishing patients with occult thyroid cancer, defined as a tumor size smaller than or equal to 10 mm, from those with clinical thyroid cancer, defined as a tumor size larger than 10 mm. Of 835 patients with histologically confirmed adenomatous goiter, 256 (30.7%) also had thyroid cancer, being occult in 137 patients and clinical in 119 patients. There was no correlation between the maximum size of the thyroid cancer tumor and the age of the patient, and the percentage of patients with thyroid cancer in each group was not influenced by age. There were no significant differences in age, sex, the serum concentrations of free triiodothyronine, free thyroxine, thyrotropin, and thyroglobulin, or the urinary iodine creatinine ratio. The frequency of calcified lesions being detected by ultrasonography (US) and/or neck X-ray in the patients with clinical thyroid cancer was significantly greater than that in those with occult cancer at 83% vs 57%, respectively (P < 0.0001). This study disclosed a high prevalence of thyroid cancer associated with adenomatous goiter, and the results suggest that a considerable number of associated carcinomas remain occult. The detection of calcification in the thyroid gland is one of the surgical indications for patients with adenomatous goiter.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002114 Calcinosis Pathologic deposition of calcium salts in tissues. Calcification, Pathologic,Calcinosis, Tumoral,Microcalcification,Microcalcinosis,Pathologic Calcification,Calcinoses,Calcinoses, Tumoral,Microcalcifications,Microcalcinoses,Tumoral Calcinoses,Tumoral Calcinosis
D002291 Carcinoma, Papillary A malignant neoplasm characterized by the formation of numerous, irregular, finger-like projections of fibrous stroma that is covered with a surface layer of neoplastic epithelial cells. (Stedman, 25th ed) Carcinomas, Papillary,Papillary Carcinoma,Papillary Carcinomas
D005260 Female Females
D006042 Goiter Enlargement of the THYROID GLAND that may increase from about 20 grams to hundreds of grams in human adults. Goiter is observed in individuals with normal thyroid function (euthyroidism), thyroid deficiency (HYPOTHYROIDISM), or hormone overproduction (HYPERTHYROIDISM). Goiter may be congenital or acquired, sporadic or endemic (GOITER, ENDEMIC). Goiters
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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