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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Incidence=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
* The incidence of thyroid nodule is estimated to be 9 million per year in Unites States. | * The incidence of thyroid nodule is estimated to be 9 million per year in Unites States.<ref name="pmid5673172">{{cite journal| author=Vander JB, Gaston EA, Dawber TR| title=The significance of nontoxic thyroid nodules. Final report of a 15-year study of the incidence of thyroid malignancy. | journal=Ann Intern Med | year= 1968 | volume= 69 | issue= 3 | pages= 537-40 | pmid=5673172 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=5673172 }} </ref> | ||
===Case Fatality Rate=== | ===Case Fatality Rate=== | ||
* Thyroid adenoma is a benign non life threatening condition. | * Thyroid adenoma is a benign non life threatening condition. | ||
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* 6% of females are affected by thyroid adenoma. | * 6% of females are affected by thyroid adenoma. | ||
* 1-2% of males are affected by thyroid adenoma. | * 1-2% of males are affected by thyroid adenoma. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
The incidence of thyroid adenoma is estimated to be 9 million cases annually in United States. Females are more commonly affected with thyroid adenoma than males.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of thyroid nodule is estimated to be 9 million per year in Unites States.[1]
Case Fatality Rate
- Thyroid adenoma is a benign non life threatening condition.
Age
- Thyroid adenoma are more common in people > 50 years of age.
Gender
- Thyroid adenoma are more common in females.
- 6% of females are affected by thyroid adenoma.
- 1-2% of males are affected by thyroid adenoma.
References
- ↑ Vander JB, Gaston EA, Dawber TR (1968). "The significance of nontoxic thyroid nodules. Final report of a 15-year study of the incidence of thyroid malignancy". Ann Intern Med. 69 (3): 537–40. PMID 5673172.