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ArticleGland surgery2020

Changing patterns of thyroid cancer in different stages of Universal Salt Iodization in Peking Union Medical College Hospital, 1986-2018.

Ziyang Zeng, Kang Li, Weiming Kang, Jianchun Yu, Xianze Wang, Zimu Zhang, Juan Sun, Siwen Ouyang

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Article in Gland surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ziyang ZengDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Kang LiDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Weiming KangDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Jianchun YuDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xianze WangDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Zimu ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Juan SunDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Siwen OuyangDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNPeking Union Medical College Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundsIodine intake may be associated with increased thyroid cancer, but its effect varied from places to places. Universal salt iodization (USI) has been introduced in China from 1996 to 2012. The effects of increased iodine intake on thyroid cancer needs to be investigated in China.

methodsFrom 1986 to 2018, patients who had thyroidectomies in Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) were retrospectively studied. The detection rate, constituent ratio, mean age, sex distribution of thyroid cancer and the pattern of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) were compared between different historical periods.

resultsThe detection rate of thyroid cancer in thyroid surgery significantly increased from 6.77% to 75.78% post-USI, with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) being the majority, and that of follicular thyroid cancer (FTC) and medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) showed only minor changes. There was a descending trend of female/male ratio in PTC from 3.7 to 2.8, and a slight decrease of mean age observed in PTC after USI compared with during USI. The percentage of PTMC in PTC decreased from 13.99% to 8.64%, with a lower mean age after USI (44.88±10.37

conclusionsWith the popularization of iodized salt, PTC has become the major type in surgery for thyroid cancer, and trends in other histological subtypes remained mostly stable over the periods. The increase in PTC cannot be attributed to the increase of PTMC which is smaller than 1 cm, indicating that contributing factors other than diagnostic activities, may play a role in the increase of PTC.

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Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC)papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC)thyroid canceruniversal salt iodization (USI)

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PMID33224808
PMCPMC7667119
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