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An overview of thyroid carcinoma
1Department of Surgery, Medical Center of Delaware, Wilmington, USA.
Delaware Medical Journal
|December 24, 1997
Abstract:
Approximately, 12,000 cases of thyroid carcinoma are diagnosed each year. This disease entity accounts for 1.5 percent of all malignancies and is clinically evident in four percent to seven percent of the United States population. This paper provides an overview of thyroid carcinoma, including types, incidence, predisposing factors, evaluation, and treatment.