| Title |
Skydliaukės vėžys Lietuvoje: sergamumo ir diagnostikos sąsajos / |
| Translation of Title |
Thyroid cancer in Lithuania: relationship between incidence and diagnostic. |
| Authors |
Mišeikytė Kaubrienė, Edita |
| Full Text |
|
| Pages |
47 |
| Keywords [eng] |
thyroid cancer ; incidence ; histology ; ultrasound ; ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration biopsy |
| Abstract [eng] |
The aim of this study is to analyse changes in thyroid cancer incidence trends in Lithuania during the period of 1978–2003 and the relationship between incidence and diagnostic strategies. Annual percentage changes in the age-standardized rates over this period were 4.2% (p<0.0001) and 6.1% (p<0.0001) for men and women, respectively, for all carcinomas combined. During study period the age-standardized incidence rates increased in males from 0.7 to 2.5 cases per 100000 and in females from 1.5 to 11.4 per 100000. Mortality due to thyroid cancer did not change during the period of 1978–2003. By histopathology, number of papillary thyroid carcinoma cases increased in 1998-2003. Also, there was increase in the number of early stages of thyroid cancer. The increase in thyroid cancer incidence in Lithuania seems to be mainly due to the changes in the management of thyroid nodules and increased usage of ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration biopsy in clinical practice. |
| Type |
Habilitation |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2009 |
